Team JiR’s Mike Di Meglio had a spirited ride to take a fine seventh place in a rain-hit Moto2 race at Le Mans.
The Frenchman made a good start from 12th position on the grid and had taken two places on the first lap. With the conditions on the track drying steadily the lap times soon began to fall, but so did other riders as they were caught out by the damp patches that were still on the track.
While front-runners such as Pol Espargaro and Esteve Rabat crashed out, Di Meglio kept his head and stayed solidly in the top 10 for the duration of the race. Mike battled for the entire race with Mattia Pasini, taking sixth place on lap 24 of the 26 scheduled laps but then the rain began to fall heavily and the race was red-flagged and the results went back a lap with Mike in seventh place.
The race was won by Britain’s Scott Redding, with team-mate Mika Kallio in second and Xavier Simeon in third.
Gianluca Montiron – Team JiR Team Principal
“Today is a good day for us. During the weekend Mike and team worked well and we saw the result. All the time he made improvements and was able to stay with the top guys and I hope we start this way for the next race. I’m happy to have made some changes in the team and now we will hope that Mike will stay with the top group from the next race onward. What we want to see is Mike be consistent all through practice and qualifying and keep a good rhythm. I think we will see Mike make further improvements from now on.”
Mike Di Meglio – JiR Moto2 Team Rider
Final position: 7th
“I enjoyed that race. I’m happy for the final result, but also a little sad as I also lost some time in middle of the race which could have seen us higher up. I think the bike could run with the front group now, and I think we have improved a lot compared to the first three races. The important thing is also we have got some good points for the championship and we want to improve and so I am really looking forward to the next race. I like riding this bike and enjoy it more each time I go out on in.”
JiR Moto2 Team Press Release
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