Faubel returns to the scene of his only win in 2011 hoping for a change of fortune for himself and his team-mate Moncayo
The European road trip gathers pace this week for the MotoGP World Championship as the series heads straight from Holland over the border to Germany and the Sachsenring circuit, the shortest on the current calendar but probably one of the most technical with its constant changes in elevation, twisting corners and hard braking zones. After giving us perhaps the most exciting race in any class so far this season last Saturday the Moto3 category is set for another intense encounter at the home of Sandro Cortese, who trails Maverick Viñales at the top of the championship, with the likes of Luis Salom, Hector Faubel and Alberto Moncayo keen to join them in the battle for victory this Sunday.
The two BANKIA Aspar riders were battling in the lead group at Assen before eventually dropping back due to technical problems. Nevertheless both Moncayo and Faubel head to Germany with their morale intact as well as their determination to seal a good result. Faubel returns to the scene of his only triumph in the last ever season of 125cc racing last year whilst Moncayo is determined to rediscover the form that saw him take second place in the French Grand Prix a little over a month ago.
Héctor Faubel: “Once again we were so close but so far in Holland. We did a good job over the course of the weekend and I was lapping in second place at the start of the race but then we dropped back. Things aren't working out for us at the moment so we'll just work even harder to turn the situation around. I am looking forward to getting to Sachsenring, where I won last year, and hopefully turning our season around with a good result. As far as the chassis is concerned I think we're ready, we just need a bit more performance from then engine. I love the layout of this track and I am looking forward to having some fun there this weekend. Having two races so close together is a good thing for us because it gives us an early opportunity to get the Dutch TT out of our system.”
Alberto Moncayo: “Even though we didn't finish up with the result we wanted in Holland we did a great job and were able to draw a lot of conclusions from it. We found a good chassis set-up that looks after tyre wear really well and I hope I feel just as comfortable with the new chassis at Sachsenring. It is a small circuit that should suit our current set-up but we'll have to keep working on the engine issues we had at Assen. Sachsenring is a tight circuit and I don't mind it but it's not one of my favourites. Even so, we try to get the chassis and engine setting right for the race.”
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