The Red Bull Rookies Cup saw two enthralling races take place over Saturday and Sunday at the German GP
Race 1: Jose Rueda untouchable in Sachsenring opener
A perfect masterclass from José Rueda left the chasing pack of KTM RC 250 R’s well behind as the Spanish 16-year-old dominated Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race 1 at the Sachsenring. The thrills were happening 10 seconds behind with an incredible 15-rider battle for the points positions eventually won by Australian 15-year-old Harrison Voight over Italian 16-year-old Luca Lunetta.
“I am really so happy with everything. So far this weekend has been perfect, it’s my first time here, I love the track, I took pole and then the race win. I was confident going into the race, I felt I had a little bit over the others and that if I pushed from the start I could get away. I wanted to get clear before the tyres lost some performance and that is what happened after about 8 laps. By then I had a good advantage, the tyres were sliding but it was quite predictable and I enjoyed that too.”
Voight made the move at the right time
“I’m pretty happy with that one. It’s quite emotional, I’m a bit speechless at the moment. Very happy to come back from injury and get a result like that. I made a bad start, I tried to push hard but had so many big moments, honestly I nearly crashed a couple of times. I thought, ‘come on, just bring it home, learn from the group.’ Then I noticed during the race everyone started struggling with the temperature. I felt that my tyre wasn’t too bad, especially on the brakes.
“I saw that into Turn 1 they all slowed up a lot and there was a big gap and I realised that I could make a good pass and I passed a load of kids.
Lunetta in the heat of the battle
“I loved it today, it was such a fun race and I really enjoy the track. It is so great to be on the podium again. “It was so hot out there, really hard for everyone but I managed the tyre so that they went the distance without too much trouble. I have to say thank you to my family and everyone who supports me. The bike was great, we will not change anything for tomorrow.”
Race 2: Piqueras leads packed finish
The most incredible last two corners and mass finish resulted in Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race 2 victory for Angel Piqueras over…