Öncü saves point on the line - Top 20 for Sasaki in Brno
The Czech Grand Prix saw the Red Bull KTM Tech3 duo fighting for points today, which eventually worked out on the side of Deniz Öncü.
Öncü improves, but misses out on Q2 narrowly – Sasaki with unlucky timing
Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Deniz Öncü showed some strong progress throughout Saturday at the Automotodrom Brno following a rather difficult opening day. The Turkish youngster lowered his fastest time from Friday by 1.449 seconds in FP3 this morning and aimed to repeat that in Q1 around midday, but unfortunately missed out on a Q2 spot by just 0.081 seconds. Therefore, Öncü will start the Czech Grand Prix tomorrow from row seven of the grid.
Ups and downs for Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Sasaki and Öncü on day one in Brno
With a perfect start in Free Practice one at the Automotodrom Brno Ayumu Sasaki managed to secure a top 6 in the highly competitive Moto3 field. The Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider did a fantastic personal best of 2:09.429 seconds in the first session of the fourth race weekend, but couldn’t improve in FP2 this afternoon after a minor fall. Yet, the Japanese concluded Friday with a provisional Q2 spot in his pocket.
