Crash for Bo at Silverstone

The Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 team were not able to repeat last year’s success at Silverstone this Sunday afternoon. It was a tough race day for Niccolo Antonelli and Bo Bendsneyder, and their results were not what had been expected after a good qualifying session. Antonelli –not feeling 100% fit– finished sixteen, whilst Bendsneyder crashed with two laps remaining after being hit by another rider, when up in tenth. Starting from the second row, Niccolo Antonelli got off the line well, remaining in fifth position after the opening lap. The Italian was up at the front during the first 3 laps, until he began to feel physically weak. Little by little he dropped down the order in the 23-strong lead group, to finally finish sixteenth. Bo Bendsneyder was unfortunately one of the protagonists in an incident at the end of the race. Also in the large front group, the Dutchman was working his way through the Top 10 when he was hit at Turn 16 of the penultimate lap. The incident forced Race Direction to show the red flag and cut the race one lap short.

Results (Race)
1. Aron Canet (Honda) 35:53.028
2. Enea Bastianini (Honda) +0.063
3. Jorge Martin (Honda) +0.111
4. Gabriel Rodrigo (KTM) +0.232
5. Joan Mir (Honda) +0.455
16. Niccolo Antonelli (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +4.292
DNF. Bo Bendsneyder (Red Bull KTM Ajo)

64 BO BENDSNEYDER
“Overall, today’s race in general was difficult. We were battling with more than twenty riders in one group, and that’s never easy. The positive is that we were always in the Top 10, so it was a good race and I felt comfortable with the bike. In this sport incidents like today’s can happen, but we can’t do anything about it. It was at Turn 16, I was hit from behind and I went straight off track. I hope Juanfran [Guevara] is OK. Now it’s time to put this race behind us and concentrate on the next round. We’ll keep working; the results will come.”

AKI AJO – TEAM MANAGER
“Once again the Moto3 class has treated us to an exciting race, with more than twenty riders in the leading group. However, in the end it wasn’t a good day for us. Bo [Bendsneyder] was close to the leading riders all the time, but he still had a little way to go to get into the top positions. Everything was still open for him on the last laps, until there was the incident with another rider. That’s racing. For Niccolo [Antonelli] it was a difficult race. It’s time to look ahead to the next round at Misano.”

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Source: ajo.fi

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