GONZALEZ NARROWLY MISSES ON PODIUM FINISH, HE IS FIFTH IN THE BRITISH GP RACE
It was an exciting Sunday for team QJMOTOR GRESINI Moto2, who see both their riders battling for the podium. Manuel Gonzalez started the race from seventh place of the grid, in what was his 22nd birthday. The rider #18 lost a few positions straight away due to a couple of coming together on the opening lap and dropped down to twelfth. From there, his comeback began: courtesy of a strong and consistent pace, he bounced back to third and kept the position until two laps to go, as the podium dreams look more and more real. Then, the battle with Vietti and Garcia: he was fifth at the chequered flag for 11 more points in the standings; he is currently sixth, 72 points in arrears from the leader.
It was a positive Sunday also for Albert Arenas: the number #75 started the race from sixth position but dropped down to tenth due to a few collisions at the start. Then, the good feeling with the bike allowed him to record a string of quick laps that enabled him to get back to third place – which he kept until lap nine. A bit of vibration on the bike ultimately forced him to slow his pace down: still, he managed to cross the line in eighth position.
5th – MANUEL GONZALEZ #18
“It was quite a good race: on the opening lap I almost crash due to a coming together with two riders and lost a lot of ground. Then, bit by bit, I was able to recover; my pace was good and I could overtake easily. Unfortunately I couldn’t battle for the podium because I lapped on my own for too long and the front tyre was too cold: I couldn’t do any better in the last two laps as it was too easy to crash, so I’m happy with fifth. I was expecting more, but I must say this is a good result after two difficult races.”
8th – ALBERT ARENAS #75
“It was a positive Sunday after three complicated races. On lap seven I was third and was pushing as hard as I could to battle for the podium. The bike was vibrating a lot and that prevented me from keeping the pace. It’s a shame, because we were really quick. We need to understand what happened in the second part of the race and move forward: we’ll be back stronger in Austria.”
