It was bad news for the Tech 3 Moto2 team in Malaysia as both their riders failed to finish the race. Both Yuki Takahashi and Raffaele de Rosa had front end crashes and talk about their Malaysian Moto2 experience below:

Yuki Takahashi DNF – 86 points
“It has been a very disappointing experience in Sepang and I’m glad we are racing again in Phillip Island next weekend to try and put things right. I had a good warm-up session this morning and felt more confident with the front-end, but the race was well below expectations. I didn’t get a great start but I was in a decent rhythm and was confident I could fight my way through the group in front. But I lost the front and the bike was too badly damaged to continue. We have to put this race behind us and try and ensure we have a strong finish to the season.”

Raffaele de Rosa DNF – 5 points
“I was feeling quite confident on the bike and I’d been aggressive in the first two laps and made up a lot of places. We’d improved the rear grip in each session and it felt better again after some more modifications from the warm-up this morning. Unfortunately I made a small mistake on the brakes at turn four and lost the front. It is a real pity because I am sure I could have been in the top ten. Unfortunately it was another missed opportunity, but we’ll try again for a positive result at Phillip Island.”

Herve Poncharal – Team Manager
“Today was a big disappointment because we were hopeful of a good result after Yuki was fifth in the warm-up. He found a good setting and more feeling with the front so he was confident going into the race. I think we could have expected Yuki and Raffaele to fight for the top ten but we couldn’t do that. We’ll now move to Australia hoping we can achieve a much better result. I’d like to congratulate Toni because he deserved to be the first Moto2 world champion. All season he has been incredibly fast and consistent and he has used his talent and experience to be the outstanding rider in the class.”

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