| FTR MOTO2 TRIO SUFFER MIXED FORTUNES IN SPAIN |
| FTR MOTO followed its runner-up place in the opening round of the Moto2 World Championship with a day of different fortunes for its three riders in Sunday’s incident-packed second round at Jerez in Spain. Gabor Talmasci, on the Fimmco Speed Up Team machine, repeated his opening round finish of ninth place while his team-mate Andrea Iannone was forced off the track by another rider on the opening lap of the 17-lap race. The original 26-lap race was stopped on the second lap after a multi-rider crash at the slow, right-hand hairpin corner at the end of the longest straight of the 2.748-mile Jerez circuit. Alex Debon, on the Aeroport de Castello-Ajo Team FTR machine was one of the fallers. Debon bounced back and was making good progress in the reduced 17-lap encounter, moving through from 13th place on the grid to hold eighth place when he crashed at the final, left-hand corner. He remounted to finish 25th and is now fifth in the World Championship points table. Talmasci holds ninth place in the Championship standings while FTR is fourth in the Constructors Championship. FTR’s Steve Bones said: “We’re really pleased to be in the top 10 again and also to have two riders in the top 10 of the World Championship. What happened with Alex was disappointing and I know he’s very angry with himself. “But his problems started with qualifying really. He looked really good for pole position or at least the front row and a small wire broke on the machine which prevented him from putting in a fast qualifying lap. Then he dominated warm-up this morning so still looked good to challenge for victory.” Bones added: “Gabor performed very well again and Andrea was just unlucky. We had a dream start with the podium finish in Qatar and we have to get back to work now and improve next time out. That’s just how it is with racing and we now have to look forward to Le Mans in three weeks.” Ends. For further information regarding FTR Moto2 machinery and/or the Elf-Haslam replica Moto2 machines contact Mark Taylor; tel: +44 (0) 1280 815800; e-mail: mark@ftrmoto.com. |
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