Gara 2 ha lasciato il segno, in una partenza tumultuosa vede prendere il comando Tonus su Gajser, Cairoli e altro, purtroppo durante il pimo giro nella parte del tracciato con le wave, la moto di Tony Cairoli si imbarca e viene catapultato a terra, il pilota si rialza tenendosi il braccio destro, tipica reazione da impatto della spalla a terra e relativo infortunio (da confermare dopo gara).
Cairoli esce di pista e porta a casa un pesantissimo zero in gara 2, nella speranza non ci sia altro dopo le cadute rimediate il weekend scorso in Russia.
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UPDATE INJURY:
Tony Cairoli non era al 100% a causa degli effetti di un virus e di una spalla destra indebolita a causa del suo incidente nel Gran Premio della Russia del weekend precedente. Il nove volte campione del mondo ha portato a un brillante 3° posto nella gara di apertura, dando a Red Bull KTM due moto nelle prime tre posizioni. L’italiano è stato sfortunato a cadere nella seconda gara e ha subito un infortunio, spalla destra lussata, ponendo fine alla sua partecipazione.
Cairoli sta dando la caccia a Tim Gajser in cima alla classifica ed è a 33 punti dallo sloveno.
Tony Cairoli: “Sabato ho avuto l’influenza e la febbre, e il mio braccio non era forte come volevo dopo l’incidente in Russia. Ho potuto lottare con i ragazzi per la prima posizione nella prima manche ma poi mi sono un po ‘stancato e ho optato per il terzo posto, il che è stato positivo per il campionato. Nella seconda manche ero quarto e cercavo di seguire [Arnaud] Tonus. Ho avuto un brutto incidente e quando mi sono alzato ho sentito la spalla mancare. La mia speranza è di essere pronto per iniziare almeno la prossima settimana in Germania. Non voglio affatto mollare e voglio esserci il più possibile per il campionato “.
Davide De Carli, Assistente del team manager: “Tony ha sofferto all’inizio del weekend a causa dello schianto in Russia. Ha avuto un problema con il nervo nella parte inferiore della spalla, che ha influenzato la sensazione nella sua mano destra. Ha iniziato alla grande nella prima manche e ha dovuto rallentare un po ‘con un po’ di dolore, ma il terzo è stato un risultato davvero buono che non ci aspettavamo. Nella seconda manche stava guadagnando alcune posizioni ma mancava la forza nel suo braccio e l’incidente gli ha fatto saltare la spalla. Non ci sono danni all’osso o al legamento, quindi vedremo se può provare a guidare in Germania. Faremo dei controlli questa settimana. Tutto sta andando davvero bene per Jorge e penso che abbia avuto il miglior slancio della sua carriera fino ad ora. Questo fine settimana è stato il miglior livello di coerenza che ho visto da lui. È ad un livello veramente alto. ”
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Ten years on from the FIM World Championship inauguration of the flat, fast and sandy Kegums circuit, MXGP was again present at the Latvian venue for the ninth round of the 2019 season and the halfway point of the campaign. The Grand Prix of Latvia brought the paddock back together after the long trip to Russia and in the midst of another three in a row sequence of races. Red Bull KTM arrived at Kegums – 50km south of Riga – with Jorge Prado still undefeated in the MX2 class and holding the red plate as series leader.
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At the site of his first Grand Prix victory with the KTM 450 SX-F in 2017, Jeffrey Herlings picked up his first Qualification Heat triumph on Saturday for what was just his second appearance of the season. A strange crash on the Sighting Lap of the first moto on Sunday would prove to be costly. Herlings was hit by another rider: his fragile right lower leg taking the brunt of the impact. In some discomfort he produced a fantastic performance to beat Arnaud Tonus and win the race but a scan afterwards revealed a hairline fracture of the lower tibia and the Dutchman left the circuit for medical attention.
Tony Cairoli was less than 100% due to the effects of a virus and a weakened right shoulder as a consequence of his crash in the Grand Prix of Russia the previous weekend. The nine-times world champion rode to a brilliant 3rd position in the opening moto, giving Red Bull KTM two motorcycles in the top three. The Italian was unlucky to fall in the second race and sustained a dislocated right shoulder, ending his participation.
Cairoli is chasing Tim Gajser at the top of the table and is 33 points behind the Slovenian.
Tony Cairoli: “On Saturday I had the Flu and a fever, and my arm was not as strong as I wanted after the crash in Russia. I could battle with the guys for first position in the first moto but then I got a bit tired and settled for third, which was good for the championship. In the second moto I was fourth and trying to follow [Arnaud] Tonus. I had quite a big crash and when I stood up I felt my shoulder was out. My hope is to be ready to at least start next week in Germany. I don’t want to give up at all and I want to be there as much as possible for the championship.”
Davide De Carli, Assistant Team Manager: “Tony was struggling at the beginning of the weekend because of the crash in Russia. He had a problem with the nerve in the bottom of the shoulder, which affected the feeling in his right hand. He started great in the first moto and had to slow down a little bit with some pain but third was a really good result that we didn’t expect. In the second race he was gaining some positions but missed power in his arm and the crash caused his shoulder to pop put. There is no damage to the bone or the ligament so we will see if he can try to ride in Germany. We will make some checks this week. Everything is going really well for Jorge and I think he has the best momentum of his career so far. This weekend was the best level of consistency I have seen from him. He is at a really high level.”
Dirk Gruebel, MX2 Team Manager and Technical Co-ordinator: “The MX2 boys did outstanding today but MXGP started very weirdly with Jeffrey’s crash on the Sighting Lap. We had to straighten the bike and he then rode great and won the race: this was also outstanding. Afterwards we found out he had another small fracture in his leg and he was unfit to continue, so we had to call it a day. Tony went down hard in the second race and dislocated his shoulder so it was a hard ending to the day.”