Faubel and Moncayo back in the points but looking for further improvements

Today’s racing at Silverstone was headlined by the Moto3 class, which provided a great spectacle for the fans. Early leaders Masbou, Viñales and Vázquez were joined by Salom, Rossi and Cortese in a group of riders fighting for the win at the British Grand Prix. The lead changed hands frequently up until the twelfth lap, when Viñales, Salom and Cortese broke free. Viñales took the win after a stunning finale, whilst Salom just edged out Cortese for second place. There were Spanish winners in all three categories (Moto3 –Viñales, Moto2 –Espargaró, MotoGP –Lorenzo)

23rd on the grid after one of his toughest qualifying sessions in recent memory, Héctor Faubel was out to make up positions on race day. The BANKIA Aspar rider had experienced difficulties in finding a decent pace and a comfortable setting for the British Grand Prix, but was not going to let that get in the way of a positive race. He had already moved up five places by the end of lap one, and moved all the way up to twelfth as he crossed the line for the final time. It was not the result that he was aiming for at the start of the weekend, but was nonetheless a reminder of his talent and will serve as motivation ahead of the next race.

Teammate Alberto Moncayo had tried out a new chassis on the opening day of practice, but had problems with finetuning the setting yesterday. Despite this, he was able to claim a point from a top fifteen finish.

12th Héctor Faubel: “The race was a tricky one, because I started from very far back. I knew that I had to get a good start and that the three opening laps would be very important. I moved up three or four places off the line, but on the third lap a rider crashed right in front of me and cut me off from the group. I started to push and caught up with the second group, ending up getting a decent pace going. At the end of the race I pushed hard to break away but a couple of other riders kept with me, ending with me finishing twelfth. This weekend has been tricky for us, as it has been hard to find a good pace. We have to be positive: We found our rhythm and were able to make up many places. If I hadn’t been penalised yesterday, maybe I could have got a better result.”

15th Alberto Moncayo: “We had the opportunity to try out the new chassis this weekend. We really like it and it has helped us to improve a lot. However, we still need to improve our engine setting, because we have been having some small problems for a while now. On the opening laps I felt good and was not having trouble maintaining my position. We don’t know why, but later on the tyre went off completely. We can’t make excuses though and should keep working hard to resolve the problems that we have had and be more competitive for the next race.”

Source: Aspar Team Press Release