Fourth overall for Max Nagl and Team HRC in MXGP Trentino

"The biggest positive from today is that we improved the bike a lot from the starts. I had two good starts where I was right with the first five guys so that’s a big improvement. The team did a really good job with the bike, but all today I was struggling with the track, like it was not possible for me to turn. I could not put the bike flat in the turns because it always moved and slipped so I had the feeling I would crash, so I had to keep the bike upright and then you are really slow. I was really aggressive and pushing hard in the second race behind van Horebeek but the track was very strange and I made some mistakes and just couldn’t make that one second extra that I needed today."

An update on the condition of Evgeny Bobryshev will be shared once available following the conclusion of routine medical checks

"Max had consistent results today in the two races but in the second race there were areas with both riding and the machine setup that we can improve in these slippery conditions. He made two very good starts which we are very happy about as we have been working hard on this area in testing so it shows we are moving in a good direction. Bobby’s riding in the first race was better than the last race in Brazil, but unfortunately in the second race he had his crash, so we hope he is ok."

"It’s been a difficult day we’ve had today with Bobby getting hurt a bit in the crash – hopefully not too much – and with Max struggling a little bit, but then again he’s fourth in the championship and we’re still in touch with the guys that we need to be in touch with. The testing we did earlier in the week proved to be positive and worked quite well for us so that’s important and quite a good move forward that we can take into Bulgaria next weekend."