The replacement rider for Joan Mir in the Repsol Honda Team has to retire when was running eleventh and with eleven laps to go
After Marc Márquez was declared unfit to race at Assen on Sunday morning, the Repsol Honda Team faced the eighth race of the season with only one rider on the starting grid.
Iker Lecuona was on the eighth row, in twentieth position. The Repsol Honda Team rider had a great start and, lap after lap, he gained positions until he was eleventh.
After a great comeback, during the fifteenth lap of the race his Honda RC213V suffered a technical problem that forced him to retire.
The MotoGP World Championship now stops for a summer break. The action on track will not return until the first weekend of August with the ninth round of the season: The British Grand Prix.
MARC MÁRQUEZ
“We arrived here in a difficult condition and it only worsened as the weekend went on. Last night I suffered a lot trying to sleep, when I woke up the pain was very high and I went straight to the medical center. Checks revealed the break in the rib had shifted so we had to miss the race. Now is the time to rest and recover and come back after the summer break fit and ready to keep working.”
IKER LECUONA – DNF
“From Jerez to here was a big improvement in how I felt with the bike. Overall we have had a great weekend, constantly getting faster and improving each time we left the garage. The race we were having today was really good, I was careful at the start and avoided any problems. After this I was able to settle into my own pace and I was able to put my best on track, my confidence was growing with each lap and I was feeling really good. Finally, I was fighting for the top ten and it felt great to be there. I want to thank the entire Repsol Honda Team for their work this weekend.”
