Aragon Grand Prix: Difficult Sprint for Somkiat Chantra in hot conditions at Aragon
IDEMITSU Honda LCR rider Somkiat Chantra finishes 19th in Saturday’s Sprint at MotorLand Aragon.
- Thai rider Somkiat Chantra faced a challenging comeback Sprint, having qualified in 21st position on the grid.
- After a solid start, Chantra began to struggle as the laps progressed due to hot conditions and a lack of optimal feeling with the bike.
- Chantra reported significant difficulties with rear grip, which limited his ability to push harder and gain positions. Nevertheless, he remained focused and carefully managed the Sprint, analyzing the bike’s behavior to provide crucial feedback.
- Despite the challenges, in the closing stages of the Sprint, the Thai rider managed to improve his lap times and gather important, valuable insights. The team will use this data to work towards improvements ahead of tomorrow’s race.
Somkiat Chantra 19th
“At the beginning, I felt better, but then it became difficult to adapt to the bike’s lack of rear grip in the hot conditions. I experienced some issues throughout the race, as the track was hotter than yesterday, which didn’t help. Towards the end of the race, I understood some things that will help me improve tomorrow. We’ll try to take a step forward”.
