Sepang, Malaysia: In blistering tropical heat, QMMF Racing Team riders Anthony West and Roman Ramos qualified for 26th and 31st position on the starting grid for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Both riders rode significantly faster in comparison to day one on the fast and difficult Sepang circuit, improvements that came alongside with crucial steps in the set-up of their Speed Up prototypes.
Australian West was especially happy with his bike in the cooler morning session, before both riders ran into problems with rear tyre grip in suffocating heat during qualifying.
In the warm-up session today, West and Ramos will try to make the final step with the set-up and improve rear tyre grip for the race, with the clear goal of hunting down as many other riders as possible and achieving a strong result.
“I was happy this morning because I went straight out and did the fastest time I’ve ever done here, by quite a bit. I was quite happy with that and we continued to make small changes to the bike,” West said.
“The temperatures being so hot it was just difficult to get grip and drive out of the corners. I wasn’t able to put a good lap together in the second session, it was quite hard with the hot tarmac. I just didn’t have the confidence in the rear grip in hot conditions. The race is a little later than usual, which could help us. All things considered, I think we can still be strong in the race,” he added.
The Peninsula
