controlled things at the front of the
pack and used the clear air to take
his second race win of the year.
Febvre stayed close, but the
treacherous conditions made it
tough to pass. Seewer's team-
mate, Maxime Renaux, who was
returning from injury, took third
in the second moto.
Prado crossed the finish line
in sixth.
With the better result in race
two, Seewer claimed the week
-
end's overall victory ahead of Fe-
bvre's consistent 2-2. For Prado, a
1-6 dropped him to third overall.
"Winning always feels great
and especially today; it was
super tricky with the weather,
the rain, the track," said Seewer.
"Usually, our sport is very dif
-
ficult, and it's also about the last
10 minutes and how big are you?
But today was just about mental
strength. I thought I could do
that many more races before
today because I had the speed
and everything, but sometimes
you need patience, and it finally
paid off."
"I got the holeshot in the
first race and was leading, so I
thought that this was going to
be my race," said Febvre, "but I
made a mistake and gave the
lead to Jorge [Prado]. In the sec
-
ond race, it was the same with a
good start, but I was just second
and could not pass Seewer."
Third-placed Prado, said, "The
first race went perfectly, but in the
second race, I got a bad start and
got stuck behind [Tim] Gajser and
the other guys. I tried everything
to pass Gajser towards the end of
the race but couldn't pass. It was
a pity because I thought I rode
very well this weekend, and I am
happy to get third although I didn't
win the overall."
Prado still enjoys a comfortable
98-point lead in the Championship
over Febvre. Seewer is a distant
third, 69 points behind Febvre.
MX2
Laengenfelder kicked things
off with a crucial holeshot in
the first MX2 race. With a clear
track ahead of him, the factory
GasGas rider cruised away to his
fourth race win of the season.
Liam Everts rode a quiet but
consistent race to finish sec
-
ond, with Yamaha's Rick Elzinga
rounding out the podium in third.
Points leader Andrea Adamo
got bumped off the start, which
put him fighting the mud and
the rest of the field as he came
through for 10th.
The drier conditions of race
two made things exciting as
Adamo snuck through with the
early lead. He battled early on
with the qualifier race winner,
Kevin Horgmo, but Adamo solidi
-
fied his position and held on for
the eventual victory.
Laengenfelder also slipped
past Horgmo for second place
before Horgmo's Kawasaki ex
-
pired late in the race, and Everts
slid in for the final podium spot.
Adamo and Laengenfelder
dragged it out in the final few
laps, with Adamo grabbing the
top spot. Laengenfelder's 1-2
earned him the overall win ahead
of Everts and Adamo. Adamo
continues to lead the points
standings, with Everts now sec
-
ond and the injured and sidelined
Jago Geerts third.
"I felt so good this weekend,"
said Laengenfelder. "I really en-
joyed the conditions here in Swe-
den—it was technical. I am happy
with how things have gone since
I got back from my injury."
CN
MXGP
1. Jeremy Seewer (Yam) 3-1
2. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 2-2
3. Jorge Prado (GG) 1-6
4. Jeffery Herlings (KTM) 8-4
5. Pauls Jonass (Hon) 4-10
MX2
1. Simon Laengenfelder (GG) 1-2
2. Liam Everts (KTM) 2-3
3. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 10-1
4. Rick Elzinga (Yam) 3-5
5. Camden McLellan (Hon) 9-4
VOLUME ISSUE AUGUST , P63
In MX2, Simon Laengenfelder
also won his second overall
this season.
