Rocky start in Russia for Cervellin
Michele Cervellin took to the rocky Russian terrain today on his CRF250RW in the qualifying race in Russia.
Today started off well for Michele when he got the 10th fastest time in free practice. Unfortunately, the qualifying race didn’t bring the same luck for the Italian. As Michele came around to complete his first lap, he got pushed out by another rider to a wider line which was wet. The line change caused Michele to go down ending up in last position with the rest of the pack half a lap ahead. Michele dug deep and rode with gritty determination and to earn back a well deserved 16th place.
Proving again that he has the speed, now the Italian will just need it to all come together in tomorrows race. The first MX2 race begins tomorrow at 16h25 tomorrow local time.
Michele Cervellin 747
Today was so so for me. I had an OK start and was running in 10th on the first lap and then I made a mistake. I came together with another rider and was forced to change my line which ended up being a wet line and I slipped off. I got back on the bike and was dead last and the rest of the group were half a lap ahead. I just got my head down and pushed as hard as I could to get back as many places as I could. I actually like the track so now I just need some luck tomorrow and hopefully it will all come together.
Roger Harvey
In the early sessions, Miki looked quite comfortable with the track, probably as it is similar to the Italian tracks he is used to riding on. His start was reasonable in qualifying but then he got bumped off the track which caused him to crash and lose a lot of time. After that he rode well and came back to 16th place. This was especially good as he was more than half a lap behind in last place. Hopefully there will be no more mistakes tomorrow and we can have the result he is capable of.
Qualifying
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|
Rider standings
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
|---|
Location Information
Orlyonok Circuit, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 352815 - View in Google Maps
