Epic redemption of Sasaki | The mail

Ayumu Sasaki arrived at the Red Bull Ring circuit sanctioned and marked after causing the fall of the leader Sergio García in the last Silverstone race. The Japanese had to serve a harsh penalty of two ‘long lap’ (long lap) in the race, which left him virtually no chance of victory. And that started second on the grid.

Sasaki obediently served his penalty in the first few laps and went to the bottom of the standings, 21st on the fifth lap. From there, he staged a spectacular comeback to take command of the race. Where he arrived, he saw and conquered. The race was historic for the country of the rising sun, since with the podium of his compatriot Tatsuki Suzuki, the first double of Japanese riders in Moto3 took place and something that had not happened in the small category since the 125 cc raced in 2001.

Another of the little heroes of the day was David Muñoz, who once again gave his best in a fast race in which he was always ahead. The Sevillian rider was one of the few who could keep up with Sasaki when the Japanese broke the race and fought for his position in the box until the end. In a dream last lap for him, he overtook the Turkish Deniz Öncü signing the fastest race lap. At 16 years old, the rider from Brenes (Seville) already has two podiums in just six races and is confirmed as the new pearl of Spanish motorcycling.

In terms of the title, the duel between Sergio García and Izan Guevara ended in a draw. And it is that neither of them could be in the battle for victory in the last laps, and both had to settle for fighting in the second group. In the end, García’s fifth made him leave with five more points in the standings than Guevara (seventh). Although the most important thing is that they opened a gap with their pursuers because both Dennis Foggia (12th) and Jaume Masiá (18th) punctured in Austria.