Collin Veijer fails to finish in Austin after crash

After two race starts, following an incident on the opening lap, Collin Veijer was unable to reach the finish after crashing with seven laps to go while running in tenth place.

Slightly warmer conditions than on Saturday welcomed the Moto2 riders, with a track temperature of 42°C. However, the race was red-flagged on the opening lap after an incident involving nine riders.

Collin Veijer was close to one of the major incidents and later narrowly avoided another crash involving multiple riders at Turn 11. He then suffered a highside himself, but thanks to the red flag he was able to return to the pits and take part in the restart.

At the second start, the Dutchman got away well and maintained eighth position. After settling into the top ten during the opening laps, Veijer crashed at Turn 7, bringing his race to an early end. Fortunately, he escaped unhurt and, with 13.5 points, now sits twelfth in the overall standings.

Collin Veijer: “It was not the best day. I’m disappointed and angry with myself. First of all, I want to apologise to the team and to everyone involved. Today we finally had a good start, so that’s something positive we can take from the race. Unfortunately, my performance was not good and we can’t afford these kinds of mistakes if we want to show our true potential. This was not my best race, but we need to keep our heads up and continue working hard to go to Jerez with strong motivation. There is more potential in us than we have shown so far, so we will keep working hard in the coming weeks to come back stronger.”

In conclusion, it was a Sunday to quickly forget for the Dutchman after an otherwise strong weekend. There is now nearly a month’s break before the championship returns to Europe for the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, scheduled from April 24 to 26.