How many ups and downs has the Emilia Romañana GP Moto2 race had, both in the dispute for victory and in terms of the title. When it seemed that Raul Fernandez he would become leader of the general classification, he fell on his way to victory and what was a career failure for Remy gardner became a gift with which, although he could only be seventh, he doubled his advantage in the general over the Spanish, passing the distance from 9 to 18 points.
There is still a World Cup with two races ahead, but what a loss this slip has been for San Martín de la Vega and for all those who want to see him win the title in his debut year. The crash looked strange from the outside, with the front wheel locking up just after braking at Turn 8. It is as if I have stepped on a patch of water. A pity, because it had happened in that same return to Sam lowes and he was starting to slip away on the way to his eighth victory of the season, one more than those achieved in 2011 by Marc Márquez in his debut year.
The triumph was inherited by Lowes, but it was not easy, because he seemed to have Canet under control until he slipped on lap 18 and wasted the three tenths of advantage that he took from the Valencian, leader for a few moments. The Englishman returned the maneuver with a whip kick included and He knew how to cross the finish line with a 1.2 advantage over Augusto Fernández, that could have happened in the last lap to Canet when he ran out of gasoline and crossed the finish line third by pure inertia.
Augusto’s carrerón deserves a separate chapter. He had qualified third for the grid, but a long lap penalty, for annoying Canet in Q2, had a lot to do with his career at Marco Simoncelli. Elf Marc VDS served the punishment in the second round, when he was fourth, and that cost him to lose 3.3 seconds and eight positions, because he returned twelfth. From there, he paddled against the current and a brilliant comeback to second place to closely escort his boxing partner on the podium.
And to top it off, it’s good that Gardner acknowledged at the end that he was “lucky” and asked “Chantra sorry for throwing him.” The Australian braked later than necessary and that cost him a penalty for a long lap that did not cause him to lose any position. And since it was his day, after being overtaken by Bezzecchi, who had been coming back, he returned to win seventh place when the Italian finished in front of him. Conclusion, He takes a title ball on a bad day and will arrive in Portimao with the option of closing the title if he gets eight points more than Raúl there, which he would achieve with his victory and a third place from Madrid.
