The Peugeot driver suffered all weekend before falling during the race, hit by Stefano Valtulini in turn 5 on the first lap, “ From day one nothing was going right, " to complain Masbou. « For once, it was the chassis that caused us problems and not the engine. Unfortunately, on Saturday morning, I was unable to work on the modified route due to a technical problem. I got to know the track during qualifying.«
This change of route did not suit the solutions found on Friday, “ The settings we had were going in the wrong direction. Qualifying was difficult and I found myself practically at the back of the grid. In the race, I got a good start, but a driver crashed and took me with him.«
On the ground a few moments after the fall, the Frenchman did not suffer any serious injury, “ I just had pain in my shoulder and ankle, but nothing broken, » he reassures.
In two weeks the next meeting on the calendar will be held on the legendary Assen track, “ As before every event since the start of the season, I don't know what to expect from this route, " entrusts Masbou. « I just hope that internally within the team, things will go better and that we will be able to approach things in a more calm manner.«
In addition to his problems on the track, Masbou puts this aside in the face of the tragic disappearance of Luis Salom, « FP3 allowed everyone to evacuate all negative thoughts as best they could. Not having driven in FP3, it was worse for me to get straight into the rhythm during qualifying. The last similar episodes happened on Sunday during the race. This year, we had to ride with that on our hearts. It really wasn't easy. I think for many, their minds were elsewhere this weekend."
