Rins, second and Márquez fourth in a spectacular career
Rins, second and Márquez fourth in a spectacular career
Intense and final played five drivers opting to victory. Álex Rins lies 14 points behind leader, Salom, and Alex Marquez takes hold in the fourth.
Spectacular and intense has been the Moto3 race in the Grand Prix of Malaysia. With an initial group of 13 riders at the front of the test, it was not until half of it when it started to narrow the group and the protagonists of the fight for the title have gained prominence . Salom , Rins and Marquez have been taking turns at the front and , after printing a strong pace , the group has been reduced to five drivers exceeded the Ecuador of the race, with three more Viñales and Oliveira . In the last laps , overtaking have been going non-stop and after a final braking section between Rins and Salom , it has approached the finish line first. The Repsol rider finished second to just 69 milliseconds and Alex Marquez was fourth , at 782 thousandths behind the winner. After this test , Álex Rins remains second in the standings , 14 points of Salom , and Alex Marquez takes hold in the fourth. Álex Rins >> Audio >> Audio (cat ) 2 º to 0.069 sec . "We finished second , a deserved podium after a weekend of hard work . With the team we have improved a lot the bike from yesterday to today and I felt very comfortable in the race. Has been fun , long time since we had such a large group . 've shot many riders ahead, but fortunately in the end there have been some who were in the early stages , it would have been much more difficult. 've come first in the final straight , as he believed it would be difficult to pass me at that point. 've tried to close the door all I've been going to the far left , and still beat me Salom . brake later I tried , but could not be and I finished second. De anyway, we are very happy with the result and see what happens on Phillip Island. " Álex Márquez >> Audio >> Audio (cat ) 4th to 0.782 sec . " The weekend has been a bit difficult , because Friday we could not shoot too much due to a fall. Yesterday and took a step forward, but not expecting to be in today's race in the leading group , fighting with the fastest. When missing four or five laps I turned to look back, and then I have decentralized a bit and I have advanced . Moreover, right curves lost a bit because I needed some arm strength , but after an end complicated week I think we've done well. now going to Phillip Island, a circuit that I like. "