Oh, we are certainly not going to rejoice, but the saying “Never two without three!” was once again verified during the 12 Hours of Estoril!
After the falls, a few minutes apart, the BMW #37 which led the race, then from the YOSHIMURA SERVES MOTUL #1 which had inherited the command, it was the turn of the new leader, the YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC #7 to also make a mistake, shortly after halfway, with Niccolò Canepa on the handlebars.
This race is crazy! 😱😱😱
Crash for the leading bike – @NickCanepa59 YART Yamaha!#FIMEWC #12HoursOfEstoril pic.twitter.com/3F7NqpPpL4— FIM EWC (@FIM_EWC) July 17, 2021
The unfortunate Italian reported a problem with the tire, but this time the penalty for repairs is not 3 laps, like his predecessors, but 9 laps, which reduces the chances of getting on the podium to almost nothing.
A little less efficient but focusing on regularity, the Kawasaki #11 inherits the command... And an absence of proverb relating to the situation!
Followed by the Honda #5 less than a lap away and the Yamaha #333 2 laps away, fighting with the Kawasaki #4 for the third step of the podium, if indeed we can already think of the podium after so much many twists and turns, the halfway point has barely been reached…
Ranking at 17 p.m.:
