It's nothing to say that the Moto2 race at Assen was particularly hectic. A real ragtag battle fought by Augusto Fernández who is becoming more and more comfortable in this 2019 season. There were jousts and crashes at the Dutch Grand Prix. And the nerves were put to the test when the two ingredients were mixed…
An unstable precipitate into which were immersed Lorenzo Baldassarri et Alex Marquez. There were two laps remaining and the last one led in front of the second in full recovery. The duo is also in direct competition for the world title. The stakes were therefore enormous, and the tension at its height.
In view of the arrival, Baldassarri dived on the inside of a turn and started to pass Alex Marquez who remained in contact on the outside, to maintain a position which would allow him to return the favor a few hectometers further.
But the Pons driver lost the front and while sliding, he took away his team colleague Marc VDS. Both men ended up in the gravel trap and officials ruled it was racing. But there was a lively exchange between Baldassarri on the ground and stuck under the motorcycle and Alex Marquez standing, particularly vindictive, exulting against his tormentor and even going to touch him in his unbridled anger.
The commissioners intervened. Baldassarri went to the Marc VDS box to apologize. The tension had dropped a little. Then it died out with the Spaniard who also made amends: “ I apologize to Baldassarri, my reaction towards him was not correct » he commented. “ When we found ourselves on the ground, there were two laps to go and I was very “hot” at the time ».
In a flash, his hopes of a fourth victory in a row vanished, like the head of the championnat currently occupied Lüthi, who also had his moment of emotion by narrowly avoiding Virgin who had just fallen under his wheels a few laps earlier. “ For the second time this season, we will return without points and it is not our fault. It's a real shame, but we now have to concentrate on the Sachsenring race » finishes the brother of whom you know. The revenge will be taken next weekend.
disaster for @ alexmarquez73 and @7balda ????
Both # Moto2 riders crashed out of the #DutchGP in a penultimate lap battle at the TT Circuit Assen… pic.twitter.com/bQsOxa2PNK
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) July 1, 2019
Moto2 Championship after Assen :
| 1 | Thomas LÜTHI | Kalex | 117 | |
| 2 | álex MARQUEZ | Kalex | 111 | -6 |
| 3 | Augusto FERNÁNDEZ | Kalex | 92 | -25 |
| 4 | Jorge NAVARRO | Speed Up | 89 | -28 |
| 5 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Kalex | 88 | -29 |
| 6 | Luca MARINI | Kalex | 84 | -33 |
| 7 | Marcel SCHRÖTTER | Kalex | 81 | -36 |
| 8 | Brad BINDER | KTM | 64 | -53 |
| 9 | Enea BASTIANINI | Kalex | 56 | -61 |
| 10 | Remy GARDNER | Kalex | 41 | -76 |
| 11 | Tetsuit NAGASHIMA | Kalex | 41 | -76 |
| 12 | Xavi VIRGIN | Kalex | 39 | -78 |
| 13 | Sam LOWES | Kalex | 33 | -84 |
| 14 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Kalex | 30 | -87 |
| 15 | Iker LECUONA | KTM | 27 | -90 |
| 16 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Speed Up | 24 | -93 |
| 17 | Mattia Pasini | KTM | 18 | -99 |
| 18 | Nicolò BULEGA | Kalex | 16 | -101 |
| 19 | Dominique AEGERTER | MV | 12 | -105 |
| 20 | Stefano MANZI | MV | 10 | -107 |
| 21 | Simone COURSES | Kalex | 10 | -107 |
| 22 | Marco BEZZECCHI | KTM | 6 | -111 |
| 23 | Somkiat CHANTRA | Kalex | 6 | -111 |
| 24 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS | 5 | -112 |
| 25 | Jake DIXON | KTM | 4 | -113 |
| 26 | Joe ROBERTS | KTM | 4 | -113 |
| 27 | Lukas TULOVIC | KTM | 3 | -114 |
| 28 | Khairul Idham PAWI | Kalex | 3 | -114 |
| 29 | Jesko RAFFIN | NTS | 3 | -114 |
| 30 | Jorge MARTIN | KTM | 3 | -114 |
