The Grand Prix of Valencia extraordinary ends the HP Tuenti season 40
The Grand Prix of Valencia extraordinary ends the HP Tuenti season 40
Sito Pons riders have joined 9 wins, nine pole positions and a total of 17 podiums
The race held this morning at the Ricardo Tormo circuit has meant the end to a great season in which the 40 HP Tuenti has won the world title with Pol Espargaró and team world championship , thanks to the results achieved by their pilots have added a total of 9 wins and 17 podiums. Up to a total of 6 times Rabat and Pol have agreed on the podium , thus adding double dozen podiums for HP Tuenti 40 in the Grand Prix of Spain , Catalonia, Indianapolis , San Marino , Aragon and Malaysia. In this last race , the new world champion Espargaró started from pole position for the seventh time this season and after making a spectacular block came in first place at the first corner of the Ricardo Tormo . Espargarò decided to make a career in his last participation in the Moto2 category has set a strong pace that has given an advantage of a second on the first lap of his nearest rival Italian Simone Corsi . But on lap seven when the pupil available Sito Pons advantage of just over a second and a half has gone down under braking for Turn 5 , losing all options in this race. With teammate Rabat , which has not made ​​a good start in eighth position and put in a group where there was intense fight, raised his Kalex Espargarò determined to finish every lap of the last race before the leap to motogp . Meanwhile, Rabat has been gradually gaining ground to finish in fifth place , a result that has not allowed him to get the coveted second place , leaving this in the hands of Scott Redding Kalex English . Meanwhile Axel Pons , who has damaged his right foot in a fall in the warm up , fought throughout the race in the second group and has been gaining ground to finish the race in twentieth position . POL ESPARGARÓ : Fall. "I really wanted to make a good career, maybe too many . I went out determined to win this last race , had a vibration in front a little weird and I crashed when trying to tighten . When I woke up was far from the driver who went before me, but I think the team did not deserve us to leave , however badly the bike was if I wanted to let go . I wanted to finish all the audience who came to see us. I gave my best I could with the damage that the bike had after the fall and I wanted to take a box after seeing the checkered flag for everything we've been through this season. We wanted to enjoy this weekend with the team and sponsors who have supported us and we have done. " TITO RABAT 5th "It was a race in which we have had much trouble. We had much rebound both front and back , I could not keep up. I got a good start and I did what I could. At first I struggled and then I have been improving but it was a very difficult race but I did what I could and I'm happy about that. " AXEL 20 º PONS "We had problems with the rear tire in the race. It has been strangely worn and the bike I skipped a lot on the line. This morning I had a fall in the warm up to me a bit diminished , did not have much feeling in the right foot and did not have much feeling or braking or lifting the corner exit . This was my final race with this team and I want to thank you for everything you have worked and helped me . Now beginning a new phase , in which I focus on being a racing driver and now I have really wanted to work hard to get the results you desire. " CAREER 1. N. Terol (Suter ) 43:24.972 Two . J. Torres (Suter ) to 4047 Three . J. Zarco (Suter ) 5,993 April . S. Corsi (Speed ​​Up) to 5994 May . TITO RABAT ( TUENTI HP 40 ) to 8.316 20 . AXEL PONS ( TUENTI HP 40 ) to 35,420 29 POL ESPARGARO ( TUENTI HP 40) 1:33.265