It was a bitter end to the Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team's weekend at Assen, with #petersebestyen and #stevenodendaal finishing 12th and 13th respectively. A crash in turn five was decisive in Steven's case, preventing the South African rider from fighting for a podium finish again, while Peter said goodbye to the Dutch track with a solid race and a weekend on the rise.
After a night of heavy rain, the morning warm up was held on a dry track. Both Odendaal and Sebestyen used the ten (not fifteen due to a series of delays) minutes available to get to grips with the different asphalt conditions, finishing the session in 10th and 19th.
At 12.30 the lights went out for Race 2. Odendaal started from second place as he did yesterday and immediately occupied third position, before losing contact with the first two in the standings. Thanks to his great speed, however, the number 4 quickly closed the gap in the following laps, but then, during the ninth lap, he crashed at turn 5. Once he had restarted Steven managed to make up a few positions and ended up in P13, gaining three points: Odendaal thus maintains his second place in the championship, 44 points behind the top.
Sebestyen's race began with a slightly negative start, which forced the Hungarian rider to cross the finish line in P16 for the first time. Despite this, Peter managed to gain confidence with his Yamaha YZF-R6 lap by lap, setting interesting times and gaining positions up to the 12th place finish.
The Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team will return to the track on 6-7-8 August for the fifth round of the 2021 season at the Czech circuit of Most.
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