ROUND 2/APRIL 20, 2013
ZKS POLONIA STADIUM/BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND
SPEEDWAY
P72
WORLD SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX SERIES
Defending World
Champion Chris
Holder (1) leads this
year's championship
leader Tomaz Gollob
(4) in their heat-race
battle.
there has been a bit of pressure since
2009. But I haven't changed anything
for this year. I'm just ready now.
"I think this will be good for me. When
you're winning, you feel much better on
the bike. You think, 'oh, I've done it now.
I can do it again.' We will see if I can…"
Sayfutdinov took five points from his
opening two heats, but managed just
four in his remaining three. He admits
track conditions caught him out, but he
was pleased to get things right when it
mattered most as he won his semi-final
and final.
"In the beginning, the track was a
little bit deeper," he said. "There was
more material. My bike was feeling
good. Later, after my second heat, it
was completely slick. But I found some
good setups when I needed to. It was
hard work and I'm very happy. Thanks
to my team. They did a very good job."
Zagar was pleased to clinch the silver medal – his best GP finish since
he bagged second spot in Prague on
August 26, 2006. After scoring just five
points at the New Zealand SGP in Auckland on March 23, he was delighted to
bounce back with 14 in Bydgoszcz.
"I'm pretty pleased with second place
in the end," he said. "I was pretty slow
and slipping a bit at the start of the season. The trip to New Zealand didn't do
me any good. But now I'm back in Europe and my form is coming better and
better with every meeting."
Gollob may not have clinched his
eighth GP victory at the ZKS Polonia
Stadium, but his manager Thomas
Gaszynski says 16 points towards his
dream of a second world title was a
great reward.
