The first Qatar Grand Prix has given its verdict and this weekend there will be a second part on the same Losail track for the Doha Grand Prix. In Moto3, he gave pride of place to the KTMs with a winning Masia and a 16-year-old Pedro Acosta revelation. Two Ajo pilots who had in their hands not only the virile Darryn Binder but also the Tech3 pilot Sasaki. The Japanese made his boss Hervé Poncharal happy until the start of the last lap where he disappeared from a ranking that his teammate Oncu had sacrificed from the start of the race. With zero points brought back, the French boss is obviously not happy...
Hervé Poncharal had it a little bad when taking stock of his troops in Moto3. His report would even sound like a warning for next weekend at the same place in losail that there would be no mistake...
« What could have been a fantastic result, ended in disaster » clearly comments the Frenchman. “ First, Deniz, who was well briefed throughout the week, did everything we told him not to do, trying to win the race on the first lap. Honestly, I'm not happy about this and I think everyone is working hard to give the drivers the package to be in the lead. We do not learn and we do not progress by making these kinds of gestures, which bring nothing but disappointment ».
Once the Turk's score is settled, that of the Japanese arrives: “ Ayumu had a fantastic race. I really thought going into the last lap that we could be on the podium. It was a strong possibility. We could see that he had a very fast bike in the straight. He has the best speed on the radar. Until his mistake, he had a perfect race, being aggressive, but not too much. Unfortunately, I think he was under a bit of pressure going into the last lap not to lose too much ground and he really wanted that podium or I think even that win. We couldn't finish the last lap, so we couldn't finish the race ».
Hervé Poncharal ends with this undeniable observation: “ two drivers, zero points. KTM was fast here, which is good news, but that's all the positives we have. We know we have the bike, we have the team, we have the riders to play up front, but today we didn't score any points and it's not the best way to start the championship. I'm disappointed and I would say the only good thing is that we have another race at this circuit next week."
Moto3 Qatar 1 J3: ranking
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