After the fourth race of the season, Karel Abraham was classified for the first time in the MotoGP Championship. On a wet track at Le Mans, the rider for Cardion AB Motoracing was fifteenth across the line and duly took his first point of the year. Compared to his result in qualifying, Karel’s final result saw him climb three places. The French Grand Prix was won by last year’s MotoGP champion Dani Pedrosa, who now tops the current championship standings.
Karel Abraham:
“It’s just one point, but I’m happy to get it. I got a really good start, and I was behind De Puniet and Espargaro on the first lap. I was a bit disappointed when I was finally overtaken by Petrucci, and I know I should have stayed in front. But that would have been very risky – and in my situation I couldn’t really afford it. The important thing is that we now go to Mugello in a better frame of mind.”
Marco Grana, Chief Mechanic Cardion AB Motoracing:
“Getting a point on the board was really important for us. After a poor start to the season, Karel and the whole team needed a bit of a lift – and with that point our enthusiasm has returned. In the race, we were only seven seconds off Espargaro, who is extremely quick in CRT terms. This is a really great result – especially when we take into account that we’ve achieved it at a track that is not one of Karel’s favourites and when conditions were so bad. The bike worked well; only towards the end of the race on a drying track did Karel have any problems - with the front tyre, which was already completely shot. We’re now heading to Mugello feeling more confident. Karel really likes this event, and I think we can improve our results in Italy.”
Cardion AB Motoracing Press Release
