An intercontinental triple-header stops off in Malaysia this weekend as the next round of the Moto2 World Championship takes place at Sepang. At over 5km it is only superseded in length by Silverstone on the current calendar but with the intense tropical heat it is a quite different challenge to the British track. The Moto2 title is moving ever close to being decided, with Marc Márquez having extended his advantage over Pol Espargaró to 53 points at the last round in Japan.
It was an almost perfect weekend at Motegi for the MAPFRE Aspar pairing of Nico Terol and Jordi Torres, who did a great job all weekend only to be denied a result to show for their efforts by incidents in the race itself. Their frustration can serve as extra motivation this weekend though as they look to put things right at Sepang.
Nico Terol:
“I am still annoyed with our race at Motegi, which did not go to plan, but I am focused on turning that frustration into motivation for the next race at Sepang. I love the track although I had a difficult time last year so I want to put that right. The track is perfectly suited to my riding style and I have always been fast there in the past. I know that we are close to the perfect weekend and I won't stop working until we achieve it. As soon as we have a good race from start to finish my attitude will change. I just need to believe in it.”
Jordi Torres:
“We have done a great job so far and it is starting to pay ff in each race. Our objective is to keep going in the same way at Sepang. In theory it's a circuit where I could struggle because of my size and the long straights but we just have to focus on continuing to learn in every session and the race. If we keep doing our job well we can take positive steps forward and that's what it's all about. I like the track but I remember the grip being a bit strange so we'll have to be careful not to have any nasty surprises.”
Mapfre Aspar Moto2 Press Release
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