Two wars were planned for the Assen Moto2 test. The first was the general classification. Aron Canet, an injured driver, had to withdraw from the Grand Prix Saturday because of a nose problem that he suffered in a traffic accident before the German GP. The second, that of those drivers who are aiming to win their first category victory, which includes Jake Dixon, the pole author, Albert Arenas and others who held honorary positions such as Marcel Schrotter and Alonso Lopez.
He led the race up to lap eight. Schrotter was able to catch him. Augusto Fernandez was able to make it to the front, while Celestino Vietti & Ai Ogura were both hurt (the Japanese finished fifteenth). This was a perfect scenario for Fernandez, even though it meant that his spoils were not so great.
Pilots like Arenas and Schrotter failed to make it, and they went down. Cameron Beaubier, another member of the group, also fell. Vietti and Ogura, on the other hand, showed why they are fighting to win the title. They didn’t give up until the end. Fernandez, a strong and determined man at the top of the race, launched an attack with seven minutes to go to seize a position he would not relinquish until he reached the finish line.
The Spaniard’s third victory, his second consecutive, is very important for his aspirations. It allows him to tie points with Vietti after 11 races. Vietti was hurt but finished fourth (Dixon), just 33 thousandths behind third. Fernandez completed the brave Ogura. This result leaves Fernandez third in the table. However, it is only one point behind the first two. The test of equality for this category will be held in 2022.
