6th Héctor Faubel: 1.24.709 (24 laps)“I’m happy today because we’ve continued in the same vein as Assen and at the end of the day the second row is where we need to be. Finally I can say that I [...]
The first 250cc qualifying saw very different fortunes for the two Mapfre Aspar riders. While Hector Faubel achieved his best provisional position in the class so far with a 6th position, his [...]
1st Álvaro Bautista“I am very happy about this result, above all because after the past two races when we weren’t able to win in the final moments. This victory is very important for us, because [...]
Spectators of the Dutch GP in Assen were witnesses of a brilliant and dominant 250cc win by Mapfre Aspar rider Alvaro Bautista.Although started as a wet race all riders went out on slick tyres, [...]
1st Álvaro Bautista, 1.39.510 (21 laps)“This is my fifth pole of the season and I’m delighted about it. The lap times didn’t come down today because the conditions were worse than yesterday but I [...]
1st Álvaro Bautista, 1.39.510 (22 laps)“I’m really happy because even though it’s only the first day we’ve lapped really well. I’ve improved my lap time from last year and even improved on the [...]
Mapfre Aspar rider Alvaro Bautista snatched the provisional pole position in the first qualifying at Assen with an incredible laptime of 1’39.510, almost half a second faster than the pole [...]
Makes me sad to look at those pics of Bati, on the previous post, so hugely and rightly miffed at the spectacularly reckless Marco Simoncelli, that it made me think I should post up some photos [...]
3rd Álvaro Bautista“I adapted very well to the wind, and felt progressively more comfortable on the Aprilia, riding hard. It is important that we have two consecutive podiums under our belts, [...]
The British GP at Donington saw Alvaro Bautista again on the podium. Towards the end of the race it looked a lot like a win for the Mapfre Aspar rider, but in the penultimate lap Marco Simoncelli [...]