not going to push. I know from expe-
rience that no matter the track you
will always get a disadvantage if you
are always in the front." In the end,
only Enea Bastianini was penalized
of the MotoGP contingent for riding
slowly on the racing line in Q1.
MOTO3 RETHINK
NEEDED?
Riders were called for a meeting im-
mediately after the race in Catalunya
to discuss certain behavior—notably
weaving on the front straight, then
refusing to lead and waving riders
by—and were told how it will no lon-
ger be accepted from here. "Catalu-
nya was a crazy race, what we saw
was not what we like and could lead
to some safety problems," said IRTA
President Hervé Poncharal. "On
Briefly...
the 200th Moto2 race since the
class was introduced in 2010.
With the dominant pairing storm-
ing away and instantly dropping
the pace into the 1:23s, it would
take a mistake from one of them
for the others to have a look-in.
In the end, it was Raul
Moto2
The Moto2 World Championship
encounter at the Sachsenring
was another intriguing spec-
tacle as both Red Bull KTM Ajo
machines of Remy Gardner and
Raul Fernandez were, once
again, the pre-race favorites for
MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 / JUNE 18-20, 2021
SACHSENRING / HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, GERMANY
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Marquez (center) enjoys the
spoils of victory as Quartararo
(right) enjoys an increased
championship lead.
