Tony Arbolino crashed out of a competitive 6^th place at the British GP while Filip Salac fell when holding 19^th.

• Cool and overcast conditions greeted Elf Marc VDS Racing Team riders Tony Arbolino and Filip Salac on race day in the south of England with temperatures sitting at 19 degrees.
• A modest crowd of 42,529 was in attendance to watch the tenth round of the 2024 Moto2 World Championship at the Silverstone Circuit in a weekend which celebrated MotoGP’s 75^th anniversary.

/// TONY ARBOLINO, DNF

• After qualifying 12^th, Tony got an inspired start and approached the first lap with typical aggression. The Italian was 8^th by the close of lap 1.
• The 24-year old then grabbed another two places by lap 4 and had his eyes on the leaders when he crashed out at Turn 6. Despite remounting, Tony retired at the end of lap 6.
• Tony now sits 13^th in the World Championship with 50 points to his name.

“I feel like my time is coming and I’ll show everyone that this is the case”

“It wasn’t the best race for us. It is what it is. I’ll leave this weekend with a really good taste in my mouth. We will have another test day in Aragon before Austria. I feel really motivated and positive. I feel like my time is coming and I’ll show everyone that this is the case. This is what I have in my mind so let’s keep working like this. We want to try a few things at the Aragon test, and check a few settings. I’m already feeling confident that the race in Austria will be a good one.”

/// FILIP SALAC, DNF

• Starting 22^nd on the grid, Filip got a strong getaway and gained one place to sit 21^st at the close of lap 1.
• The Czech rider had climbed to 19^th before he had at crash at Turn 16 on lap 6, meaning he unfortunately failed to finish his comeback race after a two-race absence due to injury.
• Filip sits 22^nd in the World Championship at the season’s half-way point with 14 points.

“I’m upset because we did a good job during the weekend”

“It was a quite stressful start as it was my first race for eight weeks and the first laps were a bit crazy and chaotic. I was a bit more nervous than usual. The start was not so bad. I gained one or two positions directly and then I was trying to go by myself while saving the tyres. Unfortunately, on lap six I lost the front in Turn 16. Actually, we don’t know why it happened. We looked at the data with the team and we didn’t see anything strange. Maybe we touched something because I crashed with nearly no lean angle at all. I’m upset because we did a good job during the weekend. It’s a shame to finish it like this but it is how it is. I want to thank everyone in the team and we’ll move on to the next one.”