Bogdanka PTR Honda’ss James Ellison finished 14th in the opening qualifying for round ten of the World Supersport Championship with clear ideas to make further improvements tomorrow after his superb podium finish in the last race in Germany.
After making a strong start to the weekend in the opening practice, Pawel Szkopek finished the first qualifying session in 19th on the second Bogdanka PTR Honda and aims to improve during tomorrow’s second session ahead of Sunday’s race.
James Ellison
“In the first session I wasn’t too worried about being a bit down as it’s been seven years since I’ve been here and I was re-acquainting myself with the track. In the second session we found a big chunk of time and I was in the top four initially but then we just stuck on the times and I couldn’t go any quicker. In the end we know what to do for tomorrow and we’re confident to improve for sure. If I’d knew where I was going in the first session maybe we’d found that earlier but it’s only day one.”
Pawel Szkopek
“I’m happy and confident after the first day. I got up to a good pace very quickly and enjoyed myself on the track. I didn’t get to do a fast lap on a fresh set of tyres but I’m really happy after this morning and confident we can improve the starting position tomorrow.”
Simon Buckmaster
“James is looking for more feel from the front end and we will work with him on that. Pawel crashed this morning but apart from that it has been a positive start. We are looking to build on this tomorrow so he can challenge for points in the race.”
Free practice 1 results available here. Qualifying practice 1 results available here.
