Nightmare race for Faubel at Motegi

Hector Faubel was disappointed to finish 30th today, following a collision with Gabor Talmacsi at midrace distance. After a qualifying crash left him down in 24th position on the grid, Faubel knew today’s race was going to be hard, but it ended up being a lot tougher than he could ever have imagined. The 27-year-old Spaniard got pushed onto the inside kerb at the first turn and lost ground, but fought his way back through the field to lie 22nd at mid-race distance.

A points scoring finish remained a real possibility for Faubel, until the collision with Talmacsi left him trailing the field. The Marc VDS rider continued to push, fighting his way back up to 30th position at the chequered flag.

The Marc VDS Racing Team will now travel to Sepang in Malaysia, where they will contest round 14 of the Moto2 World Championship next weekend.

Hector Faubel #55: 30th
“Today was a bad day. I got boxed in at the first turn and pushed onto the kerbs on the inside of the corner when everyone shut the door on me. That lost me a lot of time and I then had to spend the first half of the race working my way back up through the field. Just when I started to think a points scoring finish was possible I ran into the back of Talmacsi under braking and rejoined the race almost dead last. It’s been a tough weekend all round and one I want to put behind me. My crew have all worked really hard to turn things around this weekend, so I’m sorry for them that things didn’t go as well as we wanted here in Japan. I hope that next weekend in Malaysia I’ll be able to put things right with a good result.”

Michael Bartholemy: Team Manager
“For Hector the race was just a continuation of his whole weekend, which has been very difficult. It was always going to be tough to make headway from 24th position on the grid, but he fought hard in the early stages, only to drop back again after colliding with Talmacsi. I know he will be looking to make amends with a good result next weekend in Malaysia and I hope he is able to do so.”

Source: Marc VDS Racing