Paulin Takes a Third in Maggiora But Frustration for Team HRC in Italian Mud Bath
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 6:15 pm
@Paulin Takes a Third in @Maggiora But Frustration for Team @HRC in #Italian Mud Bath
Gautier Paulin finished third in race two at the MXGP of Italy today amid thunderstorms that made track conditions very tough.
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Terrible weather at the start of the day meant that the track was waterlogged and incredibly muddy. As a result, only ten riders went out on track for the morning warm-up and both Team HRC riders opted to sit the session out as with track conditions so changeable, there was little to be gained by venturing out but a lot at stake with the track perilously slippery.
By race one, the thunderstorms had stopped and the skies cleared, but the track remained very treacherous, causing many yellow flags. From the start Evgeny Bobryshev slotted into ninth and rode a measured race to keep ahead of the conditions and come home in eighth, having been fighting for sixth in the closing stages.
Gautier Paulin struggled at the start when his gate bounced and slowed his progress into turn one, so he found himself mid-pack and experiencing the worst of the conditions with roost and spray from the bikes around him. As a result, he was forced to remove his goggles and pit at the end of the first lap for a new set which dropped him to 19th. He fought back to cross the line in 14th by the finish.
Race two was more fruitful for the Frenchman as he carved his way to the front with a strong start and settled into a third position that he retained until the end. Bobby was tangled in a first corner incident however, and whilst he didn’t crash, his right leg was injured. Although scans show no fracture, the pain hampered the rest of his race and he will undergo more scans during the week before Germany.
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Honda Comments
Roger Harvey: HRC General Manager - MXGP“To be honest we were there at the front yesterday but not good enough today, on Sunday. Gautier had problems in the first race but Bobby wasn’t bad. In the second Gautier got a nice third place but I’d like to him a bit closer to the front, which we know can come. Bobby just got tangled in the first corner and he got a bit of a knock which took the wind out of him a bit and stopped any charge like we saw from him yesterday, so overall it's been a frustrating day.”Gautier Paulin:
Race Result: 14th, 3rd 8th Overall“In the first moto the start was ok but then I struggled with my goggles in the first corner. I was around eighth and in the middle just getting mud, mud, mud from everywhere so then I had to take them off. On the first lap I stopped in the pits to change them and then had a small crash so it was a really hard moto for me but I was able to finish and get points and that’s it. In the second moto I finished third and that’s ok but I was looking for much better again from this weekend.”Evgeny Bobryshev:
Race Result: 8th, 11th 9th Overall“It’s been a really tough day today. Yesterday I had really good speed and today everything was really turned upside down. The rain was so hard this morning so we had really bad conditions on track. In the first race I was in ninth and then got to eighth but it was like a train behind each other and you couldn’t push or pass. In the second race I had a really good start and was up on the inside but then someone really impacted me from the right side and hit my leg and his bike stuck in my bike wheel. I couldn’t move forward until we got the bikes separated, and then my leg was hurting during riding. I had to do now an exam during the week to see what’s happening with my leg. At the moment there’s a big hematoma, but I think nothing really serious which I’m thankful for.”
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Stunning Second Grand Prix Victory for Tim Gajser at Maggiora
Tim Gajser secured his second MX2 Grand Prix victory today at the MXGP of Italy with two sterling performances in very difficult conditions.
After a morning of torrential rain, race one was an incredibly tricky affair as the track was so wet and muddy and it was a real race of attrition. Gajser crucially got off to a good start and emerged from turn one in fourth. Climbing to third on the opening lap, the top three then pulled clear of the pack. As the race went on and the gaps got larger, it became all about who could keep it on two wheels and avoid those that had crashed.
In race two, again Tim started strongly to move into fourth by the second corner. From there he quickly picked his way into second where he set about chasing leader Jeffrey Herlings, setting what was at the time the fastest lap of the race in the process. With a third and a second from today’s races, Gajser took to the top step of the podium to taste the champagne again at the team’s home round.
Jorge Zaragoza fell foul of the conditions in race one with a first lap crash that ruled him out of race one, but he fought valiantly at a track he’d seen for the first time just yesterday to finish 15th.
Honda Comments
Giacomo Gariboldi: Team Principal“I think Italy brings to Tim and to the team good luck! He made a very good race and rode very cleverly, not making mistakes when it was very easy to do today with the condition of the track. He rode a fantastic GP and he’s confirming that he’s one of the best riders in MX2. Tim is such a nice guy and he really deserves this kind of victory because he works so hard and when he see him win, for everyone it’s double the joy! For Jorge, he’s quite light physically and with this kind of track it requires a lot of strength and at this moment Jorge is not built to last 30 minutes in these conditions. We knew that it would be very tough for him, but it was good that he finished the second race.”Tim Gajser:
Race Result: 3rd/2nd Championship position: 5th“It feels just amazing to have won another GP, and again in Italy. I think it’s the right place for me for that! From now we try to continue to work to keep the consistency because now we are again back in the game because we are just 8 points behind second place so everything is possible and we just keep working hard to every weekend be on the podium. The track today was really tough. The second race was a little better because in the first it was still muddy and in the second there were already lines, but they were really deep. Both races were not easy for sure. In the first race I was riding with the roll-off and then in the second race it was not raining, so when we went on the sighting lap I decided to take tear-offs. Then on the first corner there was a lot of mess and I used too many tear-offs and I didn’t have enough for the race, so by the end I had to take the goggles off. But I saw on the pit board that Nico gave me if I stayed in my position I would be the winner so I didn’t risk too much after that. Every win is something special, and I’m so happy and for the team too to win again in Italy.”
2015 FIM MXGP / MX2 World Motocross Championship
Round 9: Maggiora – Italy
MXGP - Race 1 Result
Rank
Rider (Machine)
1 Febvre, Romain(Yamaha)
2 Philippaerts, David(Yamaha)
3 Van Horebeek, Jeremy(Yamaha)
4 Waters, Todd(Husqvarna)
5 Lupino, Alessandro(Honda)
6 Simpson, Shaun(KTM)
8 Bobryshev, Evgeny(Honda)
11 Charlier, Christophe(Honda)
14 Paulin, Gautier(Honda)
20 Yamamoto, Kei(Honda)
MXGP - Race 2 Result
Rank
Rider (Machine)
1 Strijbos, Kevin(Suzuki)
2 Nagl, Maximilian(Husqvarna)
3 Paulin, Gautier(Honda)
4 Waters, Todd(Husqvarna)
5 Simpson, Shaun(KTM)
6 Febvre, Romain(Yamaha)
10 Charlier, Christophe(Honda)
11 Bobryshev, Evgeny(Honda)
17 Yamamoto, Kei(Honda)
20 Lupino, Alessandro(Honda)
MX2 - Race 1 Result
Rank
Rider (Machine)
1 Tonkov, Aleksandr(Husqvarna)
2 Tixier, Jordi(Kawasaki)
3 Gajser, Tim(Honda)
4 Seewer, Jeremy(Suzuki)
5 Van doninck, Brent(Yamaha)
6 Herlings, Jeffrey(KTM)
9 Brylyakov, Vsevolod(Honda)
23 Mallet, Simon(Honda)
36 Toccaceli, Bryan(Honda)
37 Zaragoza, Jorge(Honda)
MX2 - Race 2 Result
Rank
Rider (Machine)
1 Herlings, Jeffrey(KTM)
2 Gajser, Tim(Honda)
3 Seewer, Jeremy(Suzuki)
4 Anstie, Max(Kawasaki)
5 Paturel, Benoit(Yamaha)
6 Bogers, Brian(KTM)
15 Zaragoza, Jorge(Honda)
28 Toccaceli, Bryan(Honda)
31 Mallet, Simon(Honda)
34 Brylyakov, Vsevolod(Honda)
Gautier Paulin finished third in race two at the MXGP of Italy today amid thunderstorms that made track conditions very tough.
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Terrible weather at the start of the day meant that the track was waterlogged and incredibly muddy. As a result, only ten riders went out on track for the morning warm-up and both Team HRC riders opted to sit the session out as with track conditions so changeable, there was little to be gained by venturing out but a lot at stake with the track perilously slippery.
By race one, the thunderstorms had stopped and the skies cleared, but the track remained very treacherous, causing many yellow flags. From the start Evgeny Bobryshev slotted into ninth and rode a measured race to keep ahead of the conditions and come home in eighth, having been fighting for sixth in the closing stages.
Gautier Paulin struggled at the start when his gate bounced and slowed his progress into turn one, so he found himself mid-pack and experiencing the worst of the conditions with roost and spray from the bikes around him. As a result, he was forced to remove his goggles and pit at the end of the first lap for a new set which dropped him to 19th. He fought back to cross the line in 14th by the finish.
Race two was more fruitful for the Frenchman as he carved his way to the front with a strong start and settled into a third position that he retained until the end. Bobby was tangled in a first corner incident however, and whilst he didn’t crash, his right leg was injured. Although scans show no fracture, the pain hampered the rest of his race and he will undergo more scans during the week before Germany.
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Honda Comments
Roger Harvey: HRC General Manager - MXGP“To be honest we were there at the front yesterday but not good enough today, on Sunday. Gautier had problems in the first race but Bobby wasn’t bad. In the second Gautier got a nice third place but I’d like to him a bit closer to the front, which we know can come. Bobby just got tangled in the first corner and he got a bit of a knock which took the wind out of him a bit and stopped any charge like we saw from him yesterday, so overall it's been a frustrating day.”Gautier Paulin:
Race Result: 14th, 3rd 8th Overall“In the first moto the start was ok but then I struggled with my goggles in the first corner. I was around eighth and in the middle just getting mud, mud, mud from everywhere so then I had to take them off. On the first lap I stopped in the pits to change them and then had a small crash so it was a really hard moto for me but I was able to finish and get points and that’s it. In the second moto I finished third and that’s ok but I was looking for much better again from this weekend.”Evgeny Bobryshev:
Race Result: 8th, 11th 9th Overall“It’s been a really tough day today. Yesterday I had really good speed and today everything was really turned upside down. The rain was so hard this morning so we had really bad conditions on track. In the first race I was in ninth and then got to eighth but it was like a train behind each other and you couldn’t push or pass. In the second race I had a really good start and was up on the inside but then someone really impacted me from the right side and hit my leg and his bike stuck in my bike wheel. I couldn’t move forward until we got the bikes separated, and then my leg was hurting during riding. I had to do now an exam during the week to see what’s happening with my leg. At the moment there’s a big hematoma, but I think nothing really serious which I’m thankful for.”
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Stunning Second Grand Prix Victory for Tim Gajser at Maggiora
Tim Gajser secured his second MX2 Grand Prix victory today at the MXGP of Italy with two sterling performances in very difficult conditions.
After a morning of torrential rain, race one was an incredibly tricky affair as the track was so wet and muddy and it was a real race of attrition. Gajser crucially got off to a good start and emerged from turn one in fourth. Climbing to third on the opening lap, the top three then pulled clear of the pack. As the race went on and the gaps got larger, it became all about who could keep it on two wheels and avoid those that had crashed.
In race two, again Tim started strongly to move into fourth by the second corner. From there he quickly picked his way into second where he set about chasing leader Jeffrey Herlings, setting what was at the time the fastest lap of the race in the process. With a third and a second from today’s races, Gajser took to the top step of the podium to taste the champagne again at the team’s home round.
Jorge Zaragoza fell foul of the conditions in race one with a first lap crash that ruled him out of race one, but he fought valiantly at a track he’d seen for the first time just yesterday to finish 15th.
Honda Comments
Giacomo Gariboldi: Team Principal“I think Italy brings to Tim and to the team good luck! He made a very good race and rode very cleverly, not making mistakes when it was very easy to do today with the condition of the track. He rode a fantastic GP and he’s confirming that he’s one of the best riders in MX2. Tim is such a nice guy and he really deserves this kind of victory because he works so hard and when he see him win, for everyone it’s double the joy! For Jorge, he’s quite light physically and with this kind of track it requires a lot of strength and at this moment Jorge is not built to last 30 minutes in these conditions. We knew that it would be very tough for him, but it was good that he finished the second race.”Tim Gajser:
Race Result: 3rd/2nd Championship position: 5th“It feels just amazing to have won another GP, and again in Italy. I think it’s the right place for me for that! From now we try to continue to work to keep the consistency because now we are again back in the game because we are just 8 points behind second place so everything is possible and we just keep working hard to every weekend be on the podium. The track today was really tough. The second race was a little better because in the first it was still muddy and in the second there were already lines, but they were really deep. Both races were not easy for sure. In the first race I was riding with the roll-off and then in the second race it was not raining, so when we went on the sighting lap I decided to take tear-offs. Then on the first corner there was a lot of mess and I used too many tear-offs and I didn’t have enough for the race, so by the end I had to take the goggles off. But I saw on the pit board that Nico gave me if I stayed in my position I would be the winner so I didn’t risk too much after that. Every win is something special, and I’m so happy and for the team too to win again in Italy.”
2015 FIM MXGP / MX2 World Motocross Championship
Round 9: Maggiora – Italy
MXGP - Race 1 Result
Rank
Rider (Machine)
1 Febvre, Romain(Yamaha)
2 Philippaerts, David(Yamaha)
3 Van Horebeek, Jeremy(Yamaha)
4 Waters, Todd(Husqvarna)
5 Lupino, Alessandro(Honda)
6 Simpson, Shaun(KTM)
8 Bobryshev, Evgeny(Honda)
11 Charlier, Christophe(Honda)
14 Paulin, Gautier(Honda)
20 Yamamoto, Kei(Honda)
MXGP - Race 2 Result
Rank
Rider (Machine)
1 Strijbos, Kevin(Suzuki)
2 Nagl, Maximilian(Husqvarna)
3 Paulin, Gautier(Honda)
4 Waters, Todd(Husqvarna)
5 Simpson, Shaun(KTM)
6 Febvre, Romain(Yamaha)
10 Charlier, Christophe(Honda)
11 Bobryshev, Evgeny(Honda)
17 Yamamoto, Kei(Honda)
20 Lupino, Alessandro(Honda)
MX2 - Race 1 Result
Rank
Rider (Machine)
1 Tonkov, Aleksandr(Husqvarna)
2 Tixier, Jordi(Kawasaki)
3 Gajser, Tim(Honda)
4 Seewer, Jeremy(Suzuki)
5 Van doninck, Brent(Yamaha)
6 Herlings, Jeffrey(KTM)
9 Brylyakov, Vsevolod(Honda)
23 Mallet, Simon(Honda)
36 Toccaceli, Bryan(Honda)
37 Zaragoza, Jorge(Honda)
MX2 - Race 2 Result
Rank
Rider (Machine)
1 Herlings, Jeffrey(KTM)
2 Gajser, Tim(Honda)
3 Seewer, Jeremy(Suzuki)
4 Anstie, Max(Kawasaki)
5 Paturel, Benoit(Yamaha)
6 Bogers, Brian(KTM)
15 Zaragoza, Jorge(Honda)
28 Toccaceli, Bryan(Honda)
31 Mallet, Simon(Honda)
34 Brylyakov, Vsevolod(Honda)