Diogo Moreira (Honda): “I just wanted to get the weekend over and done with”
MotoGP star Diogo Moreira had a disastrous weekend in Indonesia. The result: crashes, a miserable qualifying session and zero points in the races. He’s put the weekend behind him and is already looking ahead to Australia.
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Für Diogo Moreira lief es gar nicht in Indonesien
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Für Diogo Moreira lief es gar nicht in Indonesien
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It was a race weekend to forget for Diogo Moreira. The MotoGP rookie was unable to find a way to make his Honda competitive at the Mandalika International Street Circuit. He suffered a crash in free practice on Friday and crashed again in Q1 on Saturday. He finished qualifying in 21st place – only HRC test rider Aleix Espargaró, who was standing in for the ill Joan Mir in Indonesia, was slower. Things didn’t go much better in the races. The LCR rider finished the Sprint in 17th place and came 16th in the Grand Prix.
“It was a very tough weekend,” sighed the Brazilian during the media session after the Grand Prix. “It was difficult; in the end, I was just trying to finish the race and not crash again. I just wanted to get this weekend over and done with.”
Willkommen zum Rennen in Mandalika
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Pedro Acosta
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Alex Márquez
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Marco Bezzecchi
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Marc Márquez
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Start des Rennens
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Jorge Martin
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Ai Ogura und Pedro Acosta
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Luca Marini
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Raúl Fernández
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Marco Bezzecchi
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Quartararo und Binder
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Ai Ogura und Marc Márquez
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Enea Bastianini
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Alex Márquez und Fabio Di Giannantonio
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Marc Márquez und Pedro Acosta
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Marco Bezzecchi gewinnt das Rennen
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Sieger Marco Bezzecchi
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Fernández, Bezzecchi, Martin
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Sieger Marco Bezzecchi
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Willkommen zum Rennen in Mandalika
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What Honda works rider Luca Marini did better
All the Honda riders struggled in Indonesia. On Sunday, Luca Marini was the fastest RC213V rider in 12th place. What did Valentino Rossi’s half-brother do better? “He decided the race in the opening laps; he was right there,” emphasised Moreira. “In the end, his pace wasn’t too bad. He made some changes to the bike, and it was better after that. Anyway, it was an extremely tough weekend for us.”
Following a race-free weekend, the Grand Prix at Phillip Island is scheduled for 23–25 October. Last year, Diogo Moreira finished on the podium there in the Moto2 race. What does he expect from this year’s race weekend in Australia? “Nothing at the moment,” the 22-year-old dismissed the idea. “I like racing there. And last year, the Honda didn’t perform too badly there. We’ll see how things go in Australia.”
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