MotoGP Sachsenring 2018: Reactions to the race
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Motorsport-Magazin.com – 1. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda): "It was a tough race, especially at the beginning, I did not start well and I lost positions, it's never easy to double the Ducati riders, I knew that Rossi would attack later and then, when I saw the number of laps, I decided to just push, nine wins in a row are incredible, I you like, Sachsenring! "
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha): "The Sachsenring is a difficult track for the M1, so it 's better to have a double podium, I drove a perfect race and I' d have a good time. I watched the Folger Race last week and I thought I needed to try to do as well as it and now we have the same place, it's a good way to go on vacation. of summer. "
3. Maverick Vinales (Yamaha): "I'm not really happy with the place, it's still the same problem with electronics and tires, I do not have the chance to fight against the Ducati, I have so much to put in place We just have to keep working. "
4. Danilo Petrucci (Pramac Ducati): "Too bad I did not get on the podium, but I'm very happy with the weekend, we did a great job with the installation and the electronics , and I thank all the team We go on vacation with a smile. "
5. Alvaro Bautista (Angel Nieto Ducati): "Five seconds behind the winner is not easy, I had seven seconds behind Assen and here we bridged the gap, I can not say that It's like a win because I could not drink champagne today, but that's an important result and since Jerez we've seen an uptrend. "
6. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati): "I had a good start and I led the race for several laps, although I already realized at the start that the track did not have a good start. Had not a lot of grip, but I managed to get rid of it I could not keep up with the pace of the rear tire, maybe we were wrong in our setup, we tried to have more adhesion to the front and we slightly neglected the rear, which cost us a podium. "[19659008] Jorge Lorenzo's tires did not last until the end of the day. at the end – Photo: Simninja "src =" http://images.motorsport-magazin.com/images/590/395/q_80/0880091.jpg "/>
The tires of Jorge Lorenzo do not have not last until the end
7. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati): "The race was difficult, at least we were in the leading group, but we never got along well on this track So it was a good start, May I could not ride smoothly. At half-time, I drove as fast as the leaders, then the rear tire fell to my knees and I could not ride more smoothly and get the bike through the bends. "
8. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda): "It was disappointing, I was always faster on this track, but we spent the whole week fighting the settings, we improved here and there but I never felt comfortable – I rolled the same lap all the way through, but it was not fast enough. "
9. Johann Zarco (Yamaha Tech3): "I'm happy with the race, ninth place is a good result after a tough weekend, but I'm a little disappointed that my pace is not fast enough to fight for the podium I worked hard with my team, but we did not find the right solutions in the end. "
10. Bradley Smith (KTM): "It's good to finally have the result." Since the beginning of the season, we knew it was possible, but our Sundays were still disappointing, especially at Assen's. I would have thought something similar I could hold Pedrosa and Zarco for a long time and catch me after a small mistake, so I could get away from Hafizh and score good points. "
11. Hafizh Syahrin (Yamaha Tech3): "First of all, I want to thank my team, because they did a great job with my setup, the FP4 went well for us, before that, we went the wrong way, I felt like at the beginning of the season, and I have to admit that the track is very demanding, but I still got a lot of important points. "
12. Andrea Iannone (Suzuki): "The race was over for me in lap 3. I think Pol Espargaro should have thought a little bit about what he's doing because he's not sure what he's doing." there was no room and he was completely on the sidewalk – there I did not break down, but my bike was damaged and I lost more than 10 places. "
Andrea Iannone is far behind the crash of Pol Espargaros
13. Tito Rabat (Avintia Ducati): "I had a complicated weekend with a lot of grip problems, we changed the bike at the last minute before the race, it was good in race and I have a few points now I can relax a bit. "
14. Jack Miller (Pramac Ducati): "To be honest, I'm happy to finish the race after the accident with Pol Espargaro, my race pace was good and I could have finished in the top 10 I'm still in the top 10 and now I'm looking forward to a great race in Brno. "
15. Scott Redding (Aprilia): "I had a good start and I did a few good positions, and I always felt the best in the race over the last two weekends. I must say that I was confident today with five or six laps to go, surprisingly the rear tires lost in the performance and I tried to follow him throughout the race, but in the end it was not enough to attack. "
16. Stefan Bradl (Marc Honda VDS): "I'm happy to have finished the race, it was a good weekend, it's a dream come true to ride my race again. at home in MotoGP, with the fans it was a great feeling, given the little training time that I had, I drove a good race. "
17. Tom Lüthi (Marc VDS Honda): "In the first part of the race, I felt good, I was able to spare the tires and caught up with some guys, in the second half of the race. was difficult, the rear tire broke down and I had trouble getting into points. "
18. Karel Abraham (Angel Nieto Ducati): "I had a good start and the first two laps went very well, then I lost track in front of the group, with some problems. 39, grip on the rear wheel and also with C is frustrating because I wanted to fight Miller, but on the straight he pushed me back and I could not catch up. "
Xavier Simeon finished the race as the last
19. Xavier Simeon (Avintia Ducati): "It was a tough weekend, I was expecting to be better, but lately, I no longer happen to find the right road today. and I had no luck with the pilots in front of me.Now we have a little break. "
DNF Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda): " When we crush the Honda across the line in front, we never really know why – three laps before that, I braked so deeply in the turn and it was even faster and it was not a problem, I felt good and I could continue in my group, I lost the front in turn 12. It's still a risk if you do it in a group of pilots. "
DNF Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda) : "I am very disappointed, the first rounds were difficult because in turn three and four, the incident happened in front of me. nter but I could prevent and then fought with Zarco. I tried to follow him, but unfortunately I made a mistake and I braked too hard in the last corner. "
DNF Alex Rins (Suzuki): " I was on my line, and it was very strange. When I changed direction for turn 3, Pol was on the notch inside. He touched Andrea and then he flew away, took me away because there was no place for me to avoid. "
DNF Pol Espargaro (KTM): " I do not mean that I was unlucky – I started it all. I was in the second corner and I was pushed a little bit. It's normal, but I could not avoid Iannone. I flew and Alex (Rins) was so sorry for me. It was really a pity that it happened in the first round and we could not show what was possible for us today. "
