Jake Dixon experienced the glory moment of his atypical career by riding a Yamaha M1 in the MotoGP category in front of his Silverstone crowd, as an official competitor. Certainly, nothing was easy against the clock, and the Englishman retains a touch of disappointment from this experience due to the course of the race disrupted by this famous tire problem many of whom were victims. But his current teammate who is none other than Valentino Rossi gave him good points. And as his current Moto2 boxmate Xavi Virginie declined the offer to ride among the big guys in Aragon, he is going to do it again...
Jake dixon rode the Yamaha MotoGP de Franco Morbidelli at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone. At the end of his experience which was his debut in the category, he finished the race in 19th position, 50 seconds behind the winner Quarterly. That's not too bad considering the circumstances, but Dixon wasn't exactly happy at the finish.
However, he received praise from his teammate at Petronas, Valentino Rossi : " he did a good job », Commented the Doctor. “ He ran a lap of 2'00.8 on Saturday. It's pretty fast. He felt comfortable on the bike and rode well. It was a positive weekend for him. Of course, it's great to ride the Yamaha M1. It's a dream for a Moto2 rider. I think he made good use of this opportunity ».
More Dixon was not as positive when doing his self-assessment: “ I'm annoyed with the way the race went. “, he commented. “ In the warm-up, I was able to achieve very good times and I was as fast as the back of the peloton. Unfortunately the bike and tires didn't feel that way during the race ».
Jake Dixon: “ my running pace was similar to Rossi's if not even better«
Like Rossi, Dixon also had tire problems. “ It was quite difficult to fly. It was like riding two different motorcycles. It's very frustrating to end the race like this after a positive weekend “, said the freelancer. “ I learned so much. The team was amazing », Also says Dixon. “ In warm-up I was only 1.6 seconds behind and was only a tenth of a second slower than Valentino. My running pace was similar to his, if not even better ».
He adds : " I was pretty optimistic about the race. I can't stand this unfinished business. I felt like I only gave 50 percent. More was not possible ". On the M1 it says: “ the performances are raw. I can't describe in words what it feels like if you've never driven it. It's amazing how fast these bikes are. It is not normal. The biggest difference for me was the throttle response, the way the throttle reacts to throttle from 0 to 30 or 40 percent. It's so different from the bike I usually ride. Electronics regulate completely differently ».
Because of a Xavi Verge anything but enthusiastic to make his MotoGP debut on his home soilAragon as Rossi's teammate, Jake dixon will ride Franco Morbidelli's Yamaha M1 at the next meeting on the calendar. Cal Crutchlow has already confirmed that he will ride the second factory Yamaha there again.
