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Bendsneyder takes fine fifth in Lemans

With no rain falling since Moto2™ Warm Up, the circuit had a clear dry line after the Moto3™ race. This meant everyone was starting on Dunlop slick tyres for the intermediate class encounter in France, and it was Bezzecchi who pounced into the lead from the start as Raul Fernandez managed to cement P2, the field safely negotiating Turns 3 and 4 on Lap 1. There was contact between Gardner and Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) though, but disaster was avoided. Aron Canet (Inde Aspar Team) was making early progress…

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Second row for Bendsneyder in Lemans

# 64 Bo Bendsneyder – P6 – 1.51,132 “The second day here in Le Mans was again a strange day with the weather. This morning in the beginning was still a bit wet. After half session, we decided to put the slick tyres in,  but the track was not as dry like yesterday in FP2 so we could not improve the lap time. I did not want take a lot of risk, specially now with my right arm because it’s easy in this condition to make a small crash and…

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Top ten for Bendsneyder after FP2

#64 Bo Bendsneyder – P10 – 1.37,083 “After Jerez I had surgery on my arm and I had one week to recover. I have to say that it was not so bad, I have strength in my arm. Anyway, it’s a lot of pain specially when I open the gas because of the stitches. The mobility of my right arm right now is a disaster so we’ve been working a lot to try to get more mobility on the right arm. It was only one week ago so it needs…

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Bendsneyder finishes in the points zone in Jerez

Bo Bendsneyder finished the fourth round of the season in 15th position despite severe pain in his right arm throughout the weekend. The Dutch rider suffered a lot in the last ten laps of the race, but he managed to cross the finish line in the points area. Bo will undergo several tests tomorrow at the Dexeus Clinic by Doctor Mir to try to solve the problem with his right arm. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P15 –  +27,326 “It was a really tough race. We already knew before the race…

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Bendsneyder 15th in qualifying

After going through Q1, Bo Bendsneyder managed to get a pass to Q2 despite the pain in his right arm. The Dutch rider will start from the fifth row of the grid at the Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto after setting a time of 1’41.714 that has given him fifteenth position in the standings. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P15 – 1.41,714 “We have improved a lot compared to the first day. Even the problem with the arm is still not solved. I cannot do many laps. Luckily for qualifying…

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Difficult first day for Bendsneyder in Jerez

#64 Bo Bendsneyder – P19 – 1.42,648 “The first day here in Jerez was not a bad day. For sure the position is not what we were expecting but the positive point is that I feel very confident with the bike, much more than in Portimão. The Team did a great job. I’m a little bit disappointed with the position but we know the reason. I have some problems with arm pump in this circuit so I can only push some laps. Everything is so close in this circuit so…

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DNF for Bendsneyder in Portimao

Bo Bendsneyder worked together with his team during the morning warm up to try to regain a good feeling with his Kalex. The Dutch rider found improvements and managed to lower his laptime achieved in the qualifying session by up to one second. Starting from 26th position on the grid, Bo did his best to try to gain positions. Unfortunately, he suffered a crash in turn 5 of the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve with 16 laps to go. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – DNF – “It has been a difficult weekend…

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Unfortunate qualifying session for Bendsneyder in Portimão

Bo Bendsneyder has continued to drag out low-confidence issues with the front end of his Kalex. The Dutch rider has gone to Q1 but has not been able to make a good fastest lap that allowed him to qualify for Q2. Bo has set a time of 1’44.773 which places him in 26th place. The Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team rider and his technical team will continue working during the morning warm-up to find that necessary confidence that allows him to try to do a good race. #64 Bo Bendsneyder –…

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Hard work ahead for Bendsneyder

#64 Bo Bendsneyder – P28 – 1.45,230 “It was a really hard day for us. We are now working hard to have a better day tomorrow. For sure it will be better. I want to say sorry to my team for this really bad day because it should not be our position. I will try to have a good sleep and work hard tomorrow to improve. Big thanks to the team for the work they did. I’m looking forward for tomorrow.” Results FP2: Pos Rider Team Fastest lap 1 Joe…

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Bendsneyder says goodbye to Doha in twelfth place

Bo Bendsneyder had started the second Grand Prix of the season from the fifth row of the grid. The Dutch rider, who suffered a lot from the wind yesterday, has managed to gain some positions and finally has crossed the checkered flag in twelfth position, which has allowed him to continue scoring points in the general classification. #64 Bo Bendsneyder – P12 ,+20.696 “We have finished the race in P12. We can be satisfied with this result because it has been a difficult weekend. The first lap was good, I…

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