The man from Mazarrón wants to say goodbye to the year by winning in front of more than 80,000 spectators, although he will help Augusto Fernández “if necessary”
More than eighty thousand spectators will watch live the resolution of the two titles yet to be decided. The circuit of Ricardo Tormo has put up the sign that there are no tickets, something that hasn’t happened since 2017, and the opportunity deserves it. After two years of pandemic and restrictions, fans will turn to the most exciting season finale in recent years. In fact, in the premier class, the title had not been decided in the final race in five years and it shows in the stands and paddock, with more international coverage than usual and a large presence from Italian and French media.
Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo are the main attractions of the weekend. A television follows each of their steps and they have an onboard camera mounted on their motorcycles. Though anything that isn’t the Italian alirón will be a big surprise. And it’s an unequal battle. On the one hand, because of the difference between the two, 23 points, which forces the Frenchman to win the race and wait for a Bagnaia debacle. And on the other hand because Ducati’s ‘Red Army’ is leading the way and can serve as a safety cushion for their leader.
In Moto2, meanwhile, everything is tighter between Augusto Fernández and Ai Ogura. In this case, the one who leads the championship is much more focused than the one who has to come back. And it is that the Balearic pilot did not make a mistake all weekend and finished all the training sessions in the top three. He starts third on the grid, behind Mazarrón’s Alonso López and Pedro Acosta, and finishing right on the podium is one of the variables that makes him champion, regardless of the outcome of his rival, who starts fifth. In any case, Fernández will race with a calculator in mind, always keeping his rival in mind and knowing that the key at the start of the race will be: “Survive those early laps, where everyone wants to do well and when the race is over ordered, I think we are stronger in the rhythm”, the Spanish rider said yesterday.
Meanwhile, Acosta wants to say goodbye with a victory “at the best track and in front of the best fans in the world”, after a year of ups and downs and marked by his serious fall during training in Ceutí. It was in June and he broke his femur. Acosta has not been able to fight for the title, but has served as an internship this season. If he has to sacrifice himself today for his partner, he will. “There is a title at stake and I know what I have to do. If necessary, I will relinquish my position to Augusto,” the “Shark of Mazarrón” said yesterday.
Fermín Aldeguer, rider of La Ñora, starts eighth after a good Saturday. His teammate, Alonso López, took pole. And Borja Gómez, from San Javier, will start his second race in the World Championship from 21st position. Ceheginera Ana Carrasco takes third from last (30th) in Moto3.
Source: La Verdad
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