Collin Veijer starts the Moto2 race in Argentina from P25

Collin Veijer made improvements in Argentina on Saturday, The Dutchman was just four-tenths off the Q2 cutoff but starts the Moto2 race from P25 on the grid.

After a somewhat difficult Friday, Saturday started with very positive feelings for Collin Veijer. In dry conditions.Veijer had struggled to find a good feeling at Termas de Río Hondo on Friday, but took almost a second and a half off his best lap from Practice, clocking a 1:42.566. With 15 laps under his belt, the Dutchman halved the gap to the top spot, leaving him just one second behind in the session. He was 22nd.

Whilst raindrops appeared earlier in the afternoon, rain stayed away for Moto2 Qualifying., Veijer racking up eight laps, set a 1:42.204, improving his morning time by another 3 tenths to take 25th on the grid.

Collin Veijer: “We did a big improvement today in comparison with yesterday. On the morning, we did a good job during FP2 and we find something new for the rest of the weekend. On the afternoon, we improved a little bit more during the Q1, so we rode 1.6 seconds off than on Friday, which are very good news. Let’s try tomorrow to make a good race and to enjoy all we can. Feeling is getting much better than yesterday, and that’s all matters for now.”

Another day of learning for the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider, who will have the opportunity to close the weekend in Termas de Rio Hondo tomorrow in the best possible way. The 21-lap Moto2 Argentinian GP will start at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday.