German rookie Stefan Bradl was again a strong performer today at Jerez de la Frontera circuit conquering the 7th place overall after a thrilling 27-lap race which saw the Moto2 reigning world champion strongly battling with Hayden for his final result.
In his second MotoGP race, LCR rider riding the Honda RC213V qualified 9th on the dry but the 22-yer-old demonstrated his potential even on the wet through the first three free sessions showing everybody his confidence aboard the Honda machine. Now Bradl and his Team will move to Portugal for the third round of the season at windy Estoril.
Stefan – 7th: “I am very happy with this result. First of all I think it was a difficult week end for everybody due to the weather conditions so I want to thank the whole Team for their great job. During the sighting lap I was very nervous because I thought that the last part of the track was wet so I changed my helmet visor and everything was clearer. I was capable to attack my competitors since the beginning of the race but I found it a bit risky so I waited a little bit and after some laps I was fighting with Bautista and Hayden. We were doing well but Hayden blocked me a little bit in the middle of the race and Bautista got away from us. When he was gone I started my fight with Nicky which I enjoyed very much especially in the last two laps. I got some problems with my right arm because it was sore in the middle of the race and this cost me a bit of time because I had to force the bike in a different way. Basically this was another positive week end for me and I really enjoyed the applause the Team made for me when I was back at the garage”.
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