The Estrella Galicia 0,0 team can smile when they return from Argentina. One of his drivers now leads the World Championship, and the other had an incredible race to finish as the best rookie.
Aron Canet is not there to make up the numbers, and he proved it this weekend. Almost always at the forefront during the free sessions, he qualified eighth, and knew how to lead his race masterfully to finish on the second step of the podium: “The track was drying before the start but we decided to start on wet tires. I managed to escape from the group, but Fabio [Di Giannantonio] caught me on the last lap. I managed to protect my position and this second place is really good. »
His main opponent in the championship, Jorge Martín, decided to change strategy at the last moment, which unfortunately did not pay off. Conversely, Canet's choices and consistency allow him to take the lead in the World Cup today: “We had to finish the race. I was determined to do it, and among the first places. Points were what mattered today, and we brought home twenty. »
His teammate Alonso Lopez, only sixteen years old, was the author of a magnificent race. Despite a complicated weekend, the young Spaniard came back from twenty-first place to finish sixth in the race. A beginner but already very observant, he knew how to keep a cool head and analyze what was happening to finish as the best rookie: “The race was very complicated, but I wanted to race in the rain because I knew I had good pace in these conditions. When we were on the grid I realized that the asphalt wasn't going to dry, so I kept calm in the first two corners, and from there I started overtaking drivers to get back up a little. gradually on the leading group. On the last lap I saw that my rivals were going to touch each other and I was able to overtake them from the inside. »
