After dominating the Moto3 race at the GP of the Americas, David Alonso secured his first victory of the year. Although leading almost from start to finish, there was a phase in the race where his advantage diminished considerably – until the retirement of a rival near the end left him again with a comfortable lead.
The young rider from CFMoto Aspar admitted, as quoted by SPEEDWEEK.com, that maintaining focus was a challenging task on a large circuit like Austin:
– A lap is quite long. When you see that there are still four laps to go, that’s still a lot. On the long straight, I started thinking about all sorts of things. It was truly difficult to keep high concentration in the last laps.
This was an unprecedented situation for Alonso, in his own words: ‘I’ve never been in this situation before. Finally, we got our first victory by ourselves, and that’s what I’ve always dreamed of’.
With the victory, the Colombian is just two points behind the championship leader, but he keeps his fett on the ground: ‘The championship is long. It’s hard to make a difference because we are all very close. That’s why every point counts’.