Another podium for Simon

Things were a little different in the MotoGP time schedule for the British Grand Prix, with a change that meant that the new Moto2 class opened the action on Sunday. The category gave a wake-up call to fans at the Silverstone circuit, putting them on the edge of their seats in another spectacular race. A surprise poleman in Claudio Corti, a capable chasing group and some excellent overtaking made for a great event, eventually won by Jules Cluzel in the French rider’s first Grand Prix win. Thomas Luthi took second, ahead of Julián Simón.

The Mapfre Aspar Team had a great race at Silverstone, and for the first time this year both riders had reason to celebrate. Julián Simón gained a place after starting fourth on the grid and went for the win at the British track, joining up with the lead group. He led for the first time on lap five, but was overtaken again and decided to wait for an opportunity. He was unable to pass the top two but held out for third place, his second podium in the class and a position that takes him up to fourth in the championship.

3rd Julián Simón: “This third place is a good result, but I really wanted to win. This morning in the warm up and in the first few laps of the race was when I could tell that I had a good pace going, and when I got to the front I was confident in my chances of victory. When Corti fell on the last lap I thought that it was in the bag, but Cluzel put a clean pass on me and my strategy went out of the window. I just had to hope for a mistake from Luthi or Cluzel, but there was no space to overtake. I am happy in any case, because the bike has improved a lot and we have almost completely eliminated the chattering problem. This is one of the best results that we have had with this bike, so I head to Assen confident of a good race using similar settings to here. Today gives me motivation to continue working in the same way, and I have a hunger for the win now. I have learnt a lot here and I am convinced that we are going to continue getting results like this and work our way up the table.”

Source: Team Aspar