THE MOST CLASSIC SUNDAY AT PHILLIP ISLAND: ALCOBA RISES UNDER THE RAIN
Crashes, red flags, half points awarded… Anything happens in the Australian GP of the Moto2 World Championship in what is the most classic October scenario at Phillip Island. Jeremy Alcoba recovers the lost smile, with a fourth-place finish in a weekend that looked everything but positive before the race. The Spanish rider did an excellent job in staying upright – there were a lot of crashes – and to take home an important result in this final stretch of the season.
For Filip Salač it was more of a missed opportunity: after a challenging weekend, the Czech rider had an incredibly good start (he went from 18th to 2nd in a few kms) but eventually crashed out of the encounter with 19 laps to go due to a highside at turn eight. He hit his right knee hard in the process, but nothing that will prevent him from taking to the track at Buriram in less than five days.
4th – JEREMY ALCOBA #52
“I knew we had a great feeling in wet conditions in the warm up already. Then in the sighting lap I wasn’t too sure anymore, so I thought about warming up the tyres properly in the early laps. After finding a little bit more confidence, I started to push, even though I had to be careful with some close calls. It went well, but I think we could have been on the podium today, so it’s also a pity. I’d like to thank the team because we were strong in every condition this weekend.”
DNF – FILIP SALAČ #12
“Conditions were really tough, but we were quick both in the warmup and in the race – so much so that in one lap I was able to recover 16 places… I saw that Arbolino was fast so I tried to stay in his slipstream without making any mistake. But then Garcia’s crash happened right in front of me took some focus away – and I ended up crashing the same way he did. I’m sorry because if that didn’t happen, we would have battled for a prize today.”
