MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 / JUNE 18-20, 2021
SACHSENRING / HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, GERMANY
P76
and Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Rac-
ing Team VR46).
American Cameron Beaubier
came home an encouraging 10th
on the American Racing Kalex
while compatriot Joe Roberts
(Italtrans Kalex) crashed out on
the final lap while running 11th.
Fernandez who cracked under
pressure at turn three on lap
four, leaving Remy Gardner to
clear off at the front to take a
third consecutive victory—the
first Australian to do this in the
intermediate class—ahead of
Aron Canet (Aspar Team Moto2)
the last lap, everybody was slowing
down, some laps were four seconds
slower than the original lap time."
In the meeting, Carmelo Ezpeleta
(Dorna CEO) gave the point of view
of the championship, without giving
any specific rule to observe, only
"don't slow down." "A race is push
from start to the end. Don't zigzag
too much down the straight where
it's dangerous and try to behave like
as sportsman who is hungry for suc-
cess, don't behave like a dirty rider.
So it will be up to the team mangers
to teach and explain to our riders
how they should race, and Race
Direction will impose harsh penalties
in case of bad behavior."
GRESINI SWITCHES
TO DUCATI, DIGI
TO STEP UP
It appears there will be eight Ducatis
on the 2022 MotoGP grid after
Gresini confirmed it would run
Desmosedici machinery in its satel-
lite team, with Enea Bastianini and
Moto2 runner Fabio Di Giannanto-
nio as its riders. The Gresini team
has partnered with Aprilia since the
Noale factory returned to the pre-
mier class in an official capacity in
2015. But with Aprilia being handed
its own grid slots from 2022, the
Gresini outfit has opted to move
away. The switch means it will run
2021-spec machinery next year.
MARQUEZ "CAN'T
IMAGINE" ROSSI
SITUATION
Marc Marquez took a casual swipe
in the direction of nemesis Valentino
Rossi by claiming he could never
imagine being in the Italian's current
situation. Rossi, 42 years old, is
still considering whether he wishes
Briefly...
Remy Gardner (87) stretched his
teammate Augusto Fernandez until
breaking point, the Spaniard, Fernandez,
throwing it down the road and leaving
the Aussie to a lonely but happy win.
Cameron Beaubier
took another positive
step with his second
top-10 of the season.
