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ottobre 22, 2023 - Gasgas
Tough weather blows away the MotoGP™ Sprint in Australia but Guevara stands firm for Moto2™ personal best
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GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 didn’t have the opportunity to attack the Phillip Island circuit for the second time as the forecast stormy winds, low temperatures and rain arrived to disrupt Sunday at the Guru by Gryfyn Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Moto3™was the sole category to managed a full distance race but GASGAS was pumped for Izan Guevara who managed a personal best 6th place in a shortened Moto2™ dash.
- The sixteenth MotoGP Sprint of the season is cancelled with safety in mind at Phillip Island and a worsening climate on Australia’s southern coast, vindicating the decision to have the GP race on Saturday
- Ryusei Yamanaka and David Alonso take to the grid in a soaking and chilly Moto3 race and the Japanese grabs a point for 15th
- Izan Guevara charges to the top six in a fraught Moto2 race that is eventually halted in the face of more severe winds at Phillip Island
- Augusto Fernandez and Pol Espargaro will get another chance to test the limits of their GASGAS RC16s in a few days’ time with the Thailand Grand Prix at Buriram
The weather predictions for Sunday at Phillip Island were gloomily accurate. Sunshine and bright skies were replaced by constant showers, cold air and relentless winds. A soaking and freezing Moto3 race tested the limits before Moto2 took to the chilly asphalt and made just over half-distance of the 23-lap total. With the climate degrading, organizers were forced to make the heavy decision not to run the MotoGP Sprint. The GASGAS RC16s of Augusto Fernandez and Pol Espargaro remained in the box (after having completed a tentative and wet ‘warm-up’ run in the morning) and were soon in the freight crates for the swift transition back to Asia. Significantly warmer conditions are expected for the arrival at the Chang International Circuit and for round seventeen next weekend.
Augusto Fernandez: “A shame we could not race today but I think it is the right decision. The conditions are very tricky and very dangerous because of the wind. I felt good in the wet this morning but better to leave here healthy and get ready for Thailand.”
Pol Espargaro: “A pity we could not race here because I always enjoy Phillip Island, whatever the conditions. This morning we were pretty fast and the bike was working well in wet conditions, so it’s an extra shame we had this hard and strong wind. In the end we saw that the Moto3 and Moto2 races were very risky so it was the right choice.”
Nicolas Goyon, GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 Team Manager: “We know that in Australia the weather can be a little bit tricky and this year was special. Race Direction did a good job to invert the race and the Sprint. Finally today the winds brought out the red flags and we knew that it would become stronger and stronger. Safety first. We’ll pack and head to Thailand for the last of this triple header.”
World championship standings MotoGP 1. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati, 366 points2. Jorge Martin (ESP) Ducati 3393. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA) Ducati, 29315. Augusto Fernandez (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3, 6723. Pol Espargaro (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3, 12
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