Luca Filippi praised the decision to use a set of new red tires during the opening stint of qualifying at Barber – a move that helped the Coyne driver to finish the session as one of only three Honda-powered entries in the top 12. The Italian drew a slot in the difficult second qualifying group, but his 1m07.2243s on stickered reds was enough to earn him the final ticket into the second qualifying round. He finished that second session 12th fastest, and said that merely getting that far was a good result. "It wasn't so much a gamble as a strategy," he told RACER. "You know that you have an advantage in order to qualify for the Fast 12. You know what you have, and once we...
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