International circuit of Sepang, 30 October 2016: Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia, pilot youngster Italian of the squad Aspar Mahindra, conquered his second personal victory in Moto3 and the third of MGP3O in 2016 when awarding the Big Prize of Malaysia, celebrated in the autódromo of Sepang, a circuit of 5.543 metres situated near of the international airport of Kuala Lumpur. THANKS TO this success –attained just the weekend of the Indian party of the Diwali (the party of the lights),that symbolises the victory of the well on the bad– Bagnaia recovers the third place of the provisional classification of the championship of the world of the speciality.

Bagnaia And his Mahindra MPG3O already had won once in Moto3, the past month of June, in the Dutch circuit of Assen. In that occasion, the Italian pilot conquered the victory with a margin of hardly three hundredth of second on his more direct opponents (like raisin often in the competitions of Moto3),whereas this time the difference has been of 7 seconds and 108 thousandth. The victory has arrived at the end of a career that “Pecco” led from the second turn when, after remaining like only surviving of a group of four pilots in escape, had to concentrate in the difficult conditions of the outline, whose alone route was completed by 17 of the 31 pilots that took the start. The competition ended up in advance after showing the red flag after 14 of the 18 turns programmed, once completed two thirds of the career, necessary distance to be able to guarantee the full punctuation.

The victory of Bagnaia was not unexpected. In the coachings, that carry with the wet and dry clue, maintained always among the three better time, which guaranteeed him by third time this year split from the first row of the grill. Besides, it marked the fast turn during the warm up.

His mate of squad, Jorge Martín, went one of the numerous victims of the accidents that characterised the career of Malaysia. BECAUSE OF a fall in the first turn in which they saw involved a lot of pilots, the pilot youngster Spanish was moved to the hospital in helicopter because of a cerebral shock.

The private pilots of Mahindra managed well: Marcos Ramírez ended up in the sixth place, again among the ten first, to the equal that the weekend spent in Australia. Darryn Binder Finished tenth, Stefano Valtulini was thirteenth and Lorenzo Petrarca fourteenth.

The Big Prize of Malaysia closes a cycle of three transoceanic careers consecutive. The circuit of Valencia will put the full stop to the season.

«I think that this has been the hardest competition of all my life» commented the winner at the end of the career. «I gave it everything. When I saw that the margin on the second went augmenting thought that it had to concentrate me more, and centred me in the victory. The victory of today is a big result that arrives after a season that has had difficult moments, especially recently. This is the third victory for Mahindra and the second for me, and leaves me a truly incredible feeling».

«In the Indian today is the weekend of the Diwali. I do not think that for the people of Mahindra can have a better gift today that this victory in Malaysia» said Mufaddal Choonia, CEO of Mahindra Racing. «The career has been even more difficult because of the heat and the humidity. “Pecco” Has been absolutely fantastic encouraging untiringly in these conditions. However, I am concerned by the state of health of the pilots involved in the distinct accidents, among them ours pilot Jorge Martín. I expect that all are well. After seeing how escaped us the possibility to go up to the pódium in Australia, have achieved an excellent result, ideal, that situates to “Pecco” in the third place of the championship: another big attainment of today».

L'articolo The victory of Bagnaia in the Big Prize of Malaysia lights the weekend of the Diwali comes from give MAHINDRA MOTORS.