As for suspense, it is not in the fight for the world title that we should look for it since, in all likelihood, in less than three hours Gregg Black, Xavier Siméon and Sylvain Guintoli will be crowned 2021 world endurance champions.
No, what keeps viewers of these 6 Hours of Most in suspense is the duel between the BMW #37, which currently occupies the lead, and the Yamaha #7 in second position.
Both teams, BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team and YART – Yamaha Official EWC Team, benefited from private testing on the Czech track, which partly explains their domination today. But if the Bavarian bike of Markus Reiterberger, Illya Mykhalchyk and (in theory) Kenny Foray has not experienced any problems so far, the same has not been true for the machine of Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika and Niccolò Canepa, always finicky to restart.
As a result, it was a duel of tenths between Illya Mykhalchyk and Niccolò Canepa on the track, the Yamaha initially showing itself to be faster in an attempt to reduce its delay by around thirty seconds, before the BMW does not react by going below 1'34.5.
The gap therefore remained generally stable and we could not help but note that the BMW was not only the fastest, but also the most fuel efficient, which allowed it to gradually shift its refueling stops.
Perfect pit stop for the leaders BMW MOTORRAD WORLD ENDURANCE TEAM #37.
Illya Mikhalchyk is back on the bike!#FIMEWC #6HoursOfMost #AutodromMost pic.twitter.com/b8xfQWXimi— FIM EWC (@FIM_EWC) October 9, 2021
The game therefore promised to be difficult for the men of YART, at least until Marvin Fritz took over the handlebars and achieved the best in 1'34.451. Little by little, the gap came down to around twenty seconds, meaning that nothing is over yet!
A little away from this merciless confrontation, the Suzuki #1, in third position, is moving “slowly” towards consecration, preceding its only opponent for the world title by four places, the Yamaha #333 of VRD IGOL Experiences, led by Florian Alt, Florian Marino and Nicolás Terol.
