Terol hoping for good result at Estoril to keep championship hopes alive

After a three-week globetrotting adventure to the other side of the planet the 125cc World Championship returns to European shores this weekend with the Autódromo Fernanda Pires de Estoril ready to welcome the most open title battle since 2007. Not since Hector Faubel and Gabor Talmacsi battled for the crown in the final round at Valencia has the minor category gone to the wire but it looks certain to do so this time around. What is for sure is that it will be a Spaniard who takes the title, with Nico Terol, Marc Márquez and Pol Espargaró separated by just seventeen points and just fifty left to play for.

Bancaja Aspar rider Terol lies twelve points shy of current series leader Márquez thanks to a run of seven consecutive podiums that includes two wins and three second places. The Spaniard is full of energy and determination ahead of the next battle in Portugal and remains confident that he can take the fight to his home round in Valencia next week. He has good memories of his second career podium at Estoril in 2008 and is keen to make it to the top step this Sunday.

Nico Terol: “We have had three very intense weeks so it was nice to get home from Australia and switch off for a couple of days. It was a good trip because we were on the podium at all three rounds although we weren’t able to prevent Marc from winning all of them so we have room for improvement. There is a bit of frustration bubbling underneath that I am sure I can turn into the positive aggression I need to get back onto the top step of the podium in Portugal. Estoril is a difficult circuit and you have to be very focused because there are a lot of places where you can lose time. It is not that fast but it is quite technical. It has a place in my heart because I scored only my second podium there in 2008. Last year I crashed whilst battling in the lead group but in general it is a good track for me.”

Source: Bancaja Aspar Team