Moto2: Morbidelli keeping focus on championship battle

Moto2 championship leader Franco Morbidelli says that it’s going to be key in the coming weeks to retain focus on the Moto2 championship battle as the series gets back underway after a month’s break since the last round in Germany at this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix.

The Italian-Brazilian racer, who has dominated much of the first half of the season so far to ensure he went into the summer break with a comfortable championship lead, says that he knows that the pressure will be back on as soon as the action kicks off at Brno.

“It was nice to kick back at home, recharge the batteries and spend time with friends and family during the summer break, especially after ending the first half of the season with four races in five weekends. But now the break is over and we head to Brno this weekend determined to start the second half of the season in the same way we finished the first half.

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“We need to continue to work hard and not to lose sight of the fact that, in the fight for the championship, you need to be clever and push for the win when it’s possible and pick up important points when it’s not. It’s been an enjoyable break, but now I’m ready to race again.”

And despite ending the first half of the season with a nasty injury that saw him spend time in a neck brace, teammate Alex Marquez says he doesn’t expect that the injury will play a part in his performance this weekend after using the month off to get back to full fitness.

“It will be good to get back on the bike and back to racing, especially as we kick off the second half of the season at Brno, which is probably my favourite of all the circuits we race at. The injury from Sachsenring is not an issue. I’ve been training at home in Spain, both on the bicycle and on the Supermoto bike, with no problems and I feel fully fit heading into this weekend.

“We have some ground to make up in the championship standings; we have to continue to believe we can still fight for the title and we need to start strongly this weekend in the Czech Republic. That will be our goal.”

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