The HDR Heidrun Team leaves the Americas Grand Prix with mixed feelings: on one hand, joy and satisfaction for the first podium of the season achieved by Alonso López; The race, declared wet from the start, required quick adaptation to the challenging track conditions, with a timely tire change and setup adjustments. Alonso impressed with a brilliant start, swiftly climbing to second place and maintaining an excellent pace despite the rain. López then had to give way to Arbolino but remained focused until the checkered flag, securing a valuable third place. An important result that marks the first podium of the season for the Spanish rider and the second for Team HDR Heidrun.
ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 3rd
“When I saw it was raining I was happy because, as demonstrated on Friday, we had a good pace in the wet. In these conditions it was easy to make mistakes, instead we brought home an excellent third place. Now we have to work to be competitive in the dry too. Now there are tracks that I like and where we can do very well. I dedicate this race to my mechanic Floppy who unfortunately got hurt at the beginning of the season and missed these first races”.
( source : https://www.teamspeedup.it/second-place-argentina-2023-lopez/ )