Magny-Cours turned out to be a challenging weekend from start to finish. On Friday, we focused on working on the set-up of the bike, but it felt like the engine was lacking some power compared to previous rounds. We tried to compensate by improving the feeling with the rear, though our running was cut short in Superpole by an early crash. The team worked incredibly hard to repair the bike in time for one final lap, and I am thankful we were able to get back out before the flag.

On Saturday, we continued searching for a better compromise with the bike. The lack of track time and data made things difficult, but I was still able to improve my times ahead of Race 1. Starting from the back of the grid and serving a long-lap penalty meant I had to work my way forward, eventually climbing to P17. Unfortunately, with just a couple of laps to go, I crashed and couldn’t rejoin.

Sunday brought similar challenges. We tried more set-up tweaks in warm-up, but we were still not where we wanted to be. In Race 2, I had to start from the back again, but I focused on staying consistent and learning from each lap to collect as much data as possible for the team.

It was not an easy weekend, but we will take the lessons from Magny-Cours and work hard to be in a stronger position for the next round.