Repsol rider takes second in both GP of the Americas and overall standings. Teammate Aron Canet places seventh, having started from twenty second on the grid.
Jorge Navarro was back on the podium in Austin, repeating the second place he took one week before in Argentina. The Repsol rider opted to push hard from the opening lap of the Grand Prix of the Americas, in order to break away from the group, and his strategy paid off. Although he was not able to contend with the push of Romano Fenati, he nevertheless finished runner-up and claimed valuable points. Teammate Aron Canet had a great race, fighting his way back from twenty-second position on the starting grid to finish seventh and competing in a group of more experienced riders.
Jorge Navarro
“We had a good race. I came out very strong, determined to break the group up from the beginning, because we wanted to try not to have too many riders riding together. It went well and I saw that I was pulling away, but gradually Romano [Fenati] began to recover ground. I made a mistake at the first corner, because I put the bike in neutral and went wide, and he passed me. I was behind Fenati for a few laps to see his lines and compare my bike with his, but I made another couple of mistakes. Today I was not so comfortable with the bike –there was a lot of movement with the rear-wheel– and as I saw that the group chasing us was very far back, I decided to be conservative and finish second, which is a very good result for the championship.”
Aron Canet
“That was one of the most fun races I’ve ever had. I started from 22nd position and at the beginning of the race I was a little behind, because I ran wide at Turn 1 on the first few laps. Later on, I saw that Antonelli was getting past me and I decided to slot in behind him to climb up positions. When we caught up with Bastianini I attacked and I tried to get away, but I ran wide again into a corner and the two of them passed me. I managed to recover the lost ground, but Antonelli crashed and that made me lose focus, and I stayed in the group until the end.”
