In the finale at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo Circuit, the Moto2™ World Championship is on the line, with two contenders separated by 9,5 points battling for a single crown: Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia).
Neck to neck from Germany with Ai Ogura, the fall ofAugusto Fernandez in Australia seemed a wasted opportunity to gain a crucial advantage over his current world title opponent. But on the last lap at Sepang, when he could have “quietly” finished 2nd and increased his lead in the championship, Ai Ogura was too greedy and made a mistake, thus giving back command to the Spaniard in a way that he probably still regrets.
We therefore arrive at the final round with Fernández's name written on the trophy in pencil, number 37 having a 9,5 point lead with 25 still to be taken.
Both drivers have had incredible seasons and deserve the crown, but that's not how things will be once they cross the finish line. There can only be one, and here's how each of them can achieve it:
Augusto Fernandez :
He finished on the podium
He finishes P4 or P5, and Ogura does not win.
He finishes P6, P7, P8 or P9, and Ogura finishes no better than P3.
He finishes P10, P11 or P12, and Ogura does not finish on the podium.
He finished P13 or P14, and Ogura finished no better than P5.
He finished P15, and Ogura finished no better than P6.
He scored no points and Ogura finished no better than P7.
Ai Ogura
He wins and Fernández does not reach the podium.
He finishes P2 and Fernández does not finish better than P6
He finishes P3 and Fernández does not finish better than P10
He finishes P4 and Fernández does not finish better than P13
He finishes P5 and Fernández does not finish better than P15
He finished P6 and Fernández did not score any points.
The battle will take place over 25 laps of the 4-kilometer track, Sunday at 12:20 p.m. for the last Moto2™ clash of the season!
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