On the second day of the Emilia-Romagna GP Bo Bendsneyder and Piotr Biesiekirski continued the progress they have started on the first day. Both riders of NTS RW Racing GP managed to improve their times significantly again. In terms of positions, the upward trend was not as visible as hoped for. Bendsneyder starts the Moto2 race at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli from 23rd place, Biesiekirski makes his GP debut from 29th place. Also today it all looked a lot better than last week for Bendsneyder. The racepace on…
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Good progression for Bendsneyder
Bo Bendsneyder made considerable progress on the first day of the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna. The Dutchman was considerably faster on the Misano World Circuit than a week ago. It was the first time in Misano for his new teammate Piotr Biesiekirski. The Pole made an encouraging start in his GP debut. A week ago, Bendsneyder’s best time was 1.37.8 in QP1. Today he already went well below in FP1 (1.37.275; 18th) and in FP2 he improved his time again to 1.37.142 (22nd). The difference with the top was also…
Read MoreBendsneyder nineteenth in Misano
Jesko Raffin made a wise decision in the seventeenth lap of the Moto2 race of the San Marino GP. The Swiss put his NTS in the pit box and retired from the race. Bo Bendsneyder did make it to the finish. The Dutchman crossed the line on the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in nineteenth. It was taken into account that Raffin would not make it to the finish, due to the fatigue complaints that continue to haunt the Swiss. Nevertheless, Raffin made a brave start. After starting from 27th…
Read MoreBendsneyder a second faster
Every little step is one. Both Bo Bendsneyder and Jesko Raffin were a second faster on the second day of the San Marino Grand Prix than yesterday. Unfortunately, that did not yield much in terms of positions. Bendsneyder will start the Moto2 race on Sunday from 25th place. Raffin takes off from 28th. The second of improvement was for Jesko Raffin in the third free practice (1.39.216) and for Bo Bendsneyder in the Q1 session (1.37.826). In the qualification Raffin could not match or improve his time. For Bendsneyder it…
Read MoreBendsneyder: “Difficult day”
After a three-race absence, Jesko Raffin returned to the bike at NTS RW Racing GP in the San Marino Grand Prix. It soon became clear on the first day at Misano that the Swiss is not quite back to full fitness. Raffin finished the day in 29th place. Bo Bendsneyder was more than two seconds faster than his teammate, but did not get further than 27th place. The Swiss had been absent since Jerez and underwent a number of tests to find out what caused the fatigue symptoms he suffered…
Read MoreNo luck at Red Bull Ring for Bendsneyder
NTS RW Racing GP was spared little in Austria. In the GP of Styria, Dominique Aegerter had to park his bike in the pits with technical problems. Bo Bendsneyder received three long lap penalties, which was eventually converted to a 29 second penalty time. As a result, he came last in the classification, in 24th place. In the first race at the Red Bull Ring, last week, Dominique Aegerter managed to get four points. In the second race, under the flag of the state of Styria, the Swiss came close,…
Read MoreBendsneyder: improvements do not show in qualification
The lap times of Bo Bendsneyder and Dominique Aegerter were again better on the second day of the GP of Styria, but the riders of NTS RW Racing GP were not very successful. In qualifying for the second Moto2 race at the Red Bull Ring, Bendsneyder came no further than 26th place. Aegerter starts from 28th place. Feelings were mixed this Saturday. There are indeed improvements for both Bendsneyder and Aegerter, but this is not visible in terms of positions. In the third free practice, for example, Bendsneyder was more…
Read MoreBendsneyder is making progress
It are small but encouraging steps forward that Bo Bendsneyder and Dominique Aegerter made on the first day of the Styrian GP. Compared to last weekend, the differences on the Red Bull Ring had become smaller. Aegerter ended the day with the 18th fastest time (1.29.528) in the combined standings of the two free practices. Bendsneyder finished in 27th place with 1.29.956. The combined standings are largely based on the times that were driven in the first practice for Moto2. Hardly any times were improved in FP2 and it was…
Read MoreNo points for Bendsneyder in hectic race
With a hard-fought twelfth place in the GP of Austria, Dominique Aegerter gave NTS RW Racing GP four points. Bo Bendsneyder fared less well in the first race at the Red Bull Ring. He finished in 22nd place. The Moto2 race was a hectic race to say the least. Aegerter got off to a good start from 24th place and was able to advance to eighteenth place when the race had to be halted in the fourth lap due to a mega crash by Enea Bastianini that also knocked Edgar…
Read MoreDifficult qualification for Bendsneyder
The GP of Austria has not yet had a great course for NTS RW Racing GP. In qualifying at the Red Bull Ring, Dominique Aegerter placed 24th for Sunday’s Moto2 race with 1.29.589. Bo Bendsneyder got no further than the 29th fastest time (1.30.140). Aegerter managed to significantly improve his time compared to Friday in both FP3 and Q1. However, that was not enough to considerably climb up in the standings. The Swiss finished tenth in Q1, meaning he will be in row 8 on the grid tomorrow. Bendsneyder was…
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