Alvaro Bautista loses front end with only 2 laps to go at Silverstone

Team GO&FUN Honda Gresini’s Alvaro Bautista unfortunately ended his British GP hopes less than two laps from the end due to a fall: the Spaniard, started from the fourth row, was fighting with Andrea Iannone for the seventh position.

ALVARO BAUTISTA (DNF)
“Today during the warm up we tried some changes on the bike that allowed me to ride with more confidence and feel more comfortable, thus I was able to get a good rhythm in the race. I recovered some positions and I was fighting for seventh place when unfortunately with less than two laps to go I lost the front and I crashed, but I really don’t know why. I was not forcing, I knew I couldn’t reach Pol Espargarò in front of me; my target was simply to finish the race without risk. Physically I’m fine, though the moral is not the best: we’re not having a good time, it’s clear. When you work hard and things are not going well it’s hard, but we try to maintain a positive attitude”.

Source: Gresini Racing