Wild winds couldn’t cool our boys’ hot home form
Jack Miller (MotoGP – Sprint: 4th, Result: DNF)
Not even a strong Friday could’ve prepared Jack for a dream Saturday. Qualifying third and pushing Acosta for a Sprint podium was great. But “if you told me a fourth yesterday afternoon I would’ve shook your hand,” he said after. “But when you’re so close to a podium, it’s always tempting.” A crash out fifth at Siberia ended his dreams of capping off a solid weekend. “Was struggling a little bit more than I had done all weekend. Especially at Turns 2 and 5. Felt I had to force more to make it turn. Had two warnings there and she said no more the third time. Disappointed to let everybody down after a strong weekend. But we showed great pace.”
Senna Agius (Moto2 – Result: 1st)
A dream weekend. From Friday afternoon it was clear Senna was the fastest rider out there. He qualified second on Saturday, just 0.011s off pole. And from the start he made this look easy, breaking clear of the pack for a second GP win. “It wasn’t easy to understand the limit with the wind. But I tried to stay calm and once I found my rhythm, I put together a fast six laps and could see I had an advantage. From there, it was a long, lonely race. I was just trying to keep my concentration. A fantastic weekend. We did our homework really well on Friday. I just can’t believe I’ve won here. Last year was a highlight but this is a whole new level.”
Harrison Voight (Moto2 – Result: 26th)
Harrison’s assignment was a tough one: get up to speed with a new team and adapt to a new chassis over a weekend when two of the practice sessions were weather afflicted. The Aussie, who currently sits 17th in the European Moto2 Championship riding a Kalex chassis, was standing in for the injured Unai Orradre at the MSI squad. As final results showed, his Boscoscuro frame was not the bike to be on. “It was a tough old weekend for me,” he said. “It was tough to adapt to a new chassis. But what an experience I got out of it. Racing at your home GP is like no other feeling.”
Joel Kelso (Moto3 – Result: 2nd)
Joel signalled his intentions from the start of Saturday. Fastest in FP2, the 21-year-old blitzed the lap record to secure a second ever career pole. And seeing how tentatively his rivals did the warm-up lap in windy conditions, he decided to attack from the off. “Going into the race I thought I’d just sit in the group and wait. When I saw everyone wasn’t having a crack, I thought, ‘I’m going to send it in the first laps and see if anyone can hold it. Let’s use our Aussie advantage and take over.’ After two laps I saw we had two seconds.” On his fight with Rueda, he added, “In Sector 3 and 4 he was on another level. Still on the box so can’t complain.”
Jacob Roulstone (Moto3 – Result: DNF)
If ever there was a case of glorious failure, this was it. Jacob had endured a tough two weeks when he learned he would likely be out of the class in 2026. But he had a brilliant start, climbing from 13th to third in just over three laps before an unfortunate fall at Siberia. “I had nothing to lose. I felt I had something more than the others. Unfortunately, I got in front of a Leopard bike and it was the first lap without someone in front of me to break up wind. As soon as I stood it up, I lost the front. Really disappointing. Today was my podium day but it’s just another ‘what if’.”
Cormac Buchanan (Moto3 – Result: 11th)
The Kiwi was back in the points for the first time since Germany after a strong fight to the front of the second group. “It’s a been a great weekend! Getting into Q2 was a great achievement. The wind made things a bit difficult. I started the last lap fifth in the group and knew I had to be second coming into Turn 10 and passed (Guido) Pini there. I might have to keep this special helmet as it helps me go faster!”
