SECOND TOP TEN OF THE YEAR FOR YONNY HERNÁNDEZ AT THE GRAND PRIX OF GERMANY. MASHEL AL NAIMI DOES NOT FINISH THE RACE FOR THE FIRST TIME. TITO RABAT FINISHES FOURTH GETTING HIS SECOND BEST RESULT OF THE SEASON
Sachsenring, 18th July 2010. Yonny Hernández has done a fantastic race in the Grand Prix of Germany and he has obtained his second top ten of the season, finishing tenth like he did in Jerez. The Colombian rider has started really well and soon he was in a battle with Cudlin, Bradl, Nieto and Aegerter. Blusens-STX rider was eighth in the last four laps, but at the end he almost crashed and he lost two positions. The six points added in Sachsenring put Yonny Hernández two positions ahead in the championship, being now 18th with 21 points, just four points away from the 15th. The team Blusens-STX is now ninth in the team’s classification with 21 points. Mashel Al Naimi was doing a good race, but unfortunately he had to quit in lap 18 (out of 29) because the tyres were too worn. This is the first time the Qatari rider does not finish a race of the World Championship.
In 125cc, the race was declared to be on wet, but most riders have used their dry equipment. Tito Rabat, who has started carefully to avoid a mistake in the first laps, has been in the group fighting for the third position during most part of the 27 laps the race had. In the last two laps, they have battled for the second position, after Espargaró crashed. The rider of Blusens-STX team has hold a beautiful battle for podium with Krummenacher, Koyama and Smith; a battle that Cortese has joined in the last minutes. Unluckily, Rabat has done a mistake in the last bend and he has not fulfilled his goal. However, the Catalan rider has done his second best race of the year by finishing fourth and he has added 13 points to the championship standing, where he is now eighth with a total of 63 points (14 away from the fifth).
Now, a month of holidays is to come for Moto2 and 125cc. The riders of Blusens-STX will use these days to rest and spend time with their family. Also, to stay in shape and face the second part of the season with the highest options.
68 YONNY HERNÁNDEZ (10º. 42’11.471, +13.726): “I have done a great race and I am very happy and satisfied. Moreover, the results are good, although they could have been even better since I was very comfortable in the eighth position. Nevertheless, in the last lap Bradl’s bike has shake a lot and I have hit him really hard from the back. I could not help the crash and I have broken his radiator and cupola. Fortunately, we were only two bends away from the end; I avoided the crash somehow and I was able to finish without losing too many positions. The race was fun and I have learned a lot. The start was fine, I soon was tenth, but I made three mistakes that put me back in the 14th place, so I had to start all over again. From that moment, I had a pretty battle with some rivals to finally finish in the top ten for the second time this season. This is a great outcome for us, especially before summer holidays.”
95 MASHEL AL NAIMI (Abandon): “I had to quit, because the tyre was worn and it got too slippery. I was forced to stop, such a pity when you are doing a good race. I started well and I was doing my best times of the weekend, which has let me go to the 26th position. This would have been an excellent result for me, but I do not know what has exactly happened with the pneumatic. Maybe there was a problem with the setting or maybe the tyre was wrong; we will have to study the telemetry in order to find out. I am a little bit disappointed, because this is the first time I am not able to finish a race of the World Championship, but the general feeling is positive, because the team has worked nicely and I have been competitive the whole weekend.”
12 TITO RABAT (4º. 41’47.372, +19.098): “It has been a good race and a great result. The bad part is that I was too open in the last bend and Cortese has slipped in. This mistake has cost me a podium and this upsets me, but I am in some way happy too, because a fourth place is very good before the summer break. I did a good start, but at the beginning I was just trying to find a position and avoid any risks, since the asphalt was in a difficult condition and en error could be fatal. The race has been a lot of fun, with four or five riders fighting for the third place. My Aprilia was working really well and I could speed up, but the fast bends are difficult for me because I am too big for the bike and I can not open gas. We must work on this, because if we can make it better I believe we can be in the battle for podium regularly during the second part of the season.”
