Collin Veijer falls victim to turn 11 at the Sachsenring

A mistake by pole man Collin Veijer destroyed the hoped-for home victory for the German LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP Moto3 team. The 19-year-old Dutchman crash out of the race while in the lead.

Sometimes joy and sorrow lay so close together. In front of an almost sold-out Sachsenring, hopeful Collin Veijer took the start of the Moto3 race from pole position and bravely pushed through the first corner passages to lead the first lap of the 3.67 km long traditional racetrack. The 19-year-old’s race began to frenetic cheers and unfortunately ended differently than he had hoped. On his second lap, the Dutchman turned into the treacherous turn 11, also known as the Ralf Waldmann turn, and lost the front of his fast Husqvarna while in the lead. Horror in the faces of the fans and his team. The home podium, which he thought was safe, was buried in the gravel of a corner that forgives absolutely no mistakes, as it is the first right-hand bend after an endlessly long left-hand passage. This makes the tyres extremely sensitive to the change of direction due to the drop in temperature on the right tyre side. Veijer bravely lifted up his visibly battered machine and fought. He fought to the bitter end – for his honour, the fans and his team, who had worked so tirelessly for success this weekend. The crash did nothing to dampen the youngster’s pace and he even managed to get dangerously close to the points again. In eighteenth place, Veijer was celebrated like a winner by the German fans, which somewhat alleviated the disappointment of the mishap.

Collin Veijer, P18 – (+39.387) 2024 Moto3 World Championship – P4 – 115 Points: “I felt good, but it was unfortunate to crash. I turned into the corner, and I’ve no idea why I lost the front. I think it was just the colder side of the tyre. I could finish the race with half a bike, so we tried to get everything out of it. As long as the team is happy then so am I but I still want to say sorry to them. This was not the smartest race but let’s see what we can do after the summer break.”

Veijer and his LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP Moto3 team leaves into the summer break with great gratitude for the incomparable support of the fans, from which they want to return even stronger for the Silverstone Grand Prix from the 2nd – 4th of August.