Tricky Sprint for Johann Zarco at the Circuit of the Americas
Circuit Of The AmericasCASTROL Honda LCR rider Johann Zarco suffered a crash on Saturday’s Sprint at the Circuit of the Americas.
Starting from the 19th spot of the grid, the Frenchman rider made a promising start, strategically overtaking some rivals in his bid to secure points. However, while leaning at turn 6, he lost the front and ended up on the gravel, preventing him from finishing the Sprint.
IDEMITSU Honda LCR rider Takaaki Nakagami crashed on Saturday’s Sprint at the Circuit of the Americas.
It's been a Sprint to forget for Nakagami and the crew as on the first lap of the race, a collision with a rival led to a crash, leaving him on the gravel. Fortunately, the rider is fine and hasn't suffered any consequences. The Sunday race will be a new opportunity to push and fight for the best possible result.
We are quite far from the main goal; we must adjust the bike's base. Today's objective was to overtake riders, which I did, and gather as much information as possible to take a step tomorrow. Regarding the crash, I was trying to lean more than usual to turn better, and I lost the front. Let’s try again tomorrow!
It's been a racing incident; we've been unlucky today. We wanted to test some things ahead of tomorrow's race, and the Sprint was important for this reason. We'll try to do our maximum on Sunday.
