VOL. 53 ISSUE 28 JULY 26, 2016 P71
the second moto and, although
this year is not what he hoped
for, he'll still looking to be at his
best for the upcoming two US-
GPs in September. CN
MXGP Results
1. Max Nagl (1-1)
2. Tim Gajser (2-2)
3. Romain Febvre (3-3)
4. Clement Desalle (5-4)
5. Jeremy van Horebeek (4-5)
MX2 Results
1. Dylan Ferrandis (1-1)
2. Jeremy Seewer (3-2)
3. Max Anstie (2-3)
4. Benoit Paturel (4-5)
5. Petar Petrov (6-7)
lucky didn't cause more severe
damage than a concussion.
(See video)
In what is becoming all too
familiar, Jonass will be grab-
bing the "crash" headlines after
coming up short on the drop
down when the track was pretty
greasy. He was laid prone for
quite a long time while medical
attended to him, but a recent
social posting suggested he is
"ok" and could be back next
weekend.
Seewer on the other hand, did
exactly what he needed to do
in Herlings' absence by posting
3-2 results and keeping alive the
opportunity of what would be an
amazing gift.
American Thomas Covington
was able to continue his good
recent run with a fourth place in
sion, and it happened last year
when Tixier ran over Herlings
and broke his hip at this round 12
months ago. All this is specula-
tion at this stage, and he may
very well line up next week in
Lommel (where he could prob-
ably win with one arm anyway)
but it is a situation worth keeping
an eye on.
With the number-84 gone, it
was left to Dylan Ferrandis to
step up to the plate and although
he had to battle hard with Max
Anstie for both wins, he became
the first non-KTM MX2 victor in
2016. After his early season in-
jury, Ferrandis is nowhere a title
shot so this is all just for pride
(and bonuses) but it is still a nice
reassurance for the Frenchman
that he is the next best rider in
the class after Herlings.
"Of course, it was a good
weekend with both success,"
Ferrandis said. "Everyone in the
team is happy; it's a great reward
for all the work done since the
beginning of the season. But
there's not too much time to cel-
ebrate this victory because next
weekend there is the hardest
race in the world with the GP of
Lommel."
As far as title implications go
though, all eyes were on Jeremy
Seewer and Pauls Jonass and
while one rose to the occasion,
the other one, once again, had
a spectacular crash that he is
Ferrandis was stoked to get his
first-ever double-moto victory.
