Collin Veijer finishes 24th at Termas de Rio Hondo

The Argentinian Grand Prix had a positive end for Collin Veijer, who rounded out a difficult weekend by taking the chequered flag on race day. Veijer started well, but faded in the second half of the race to finish in 24th place.

Veijer got off to a good start, fighting for the Top 20 positions in the wake of Deniz Öncü. His pace was good during the first third of the race, but he couldn’t maintain it for the final stretch. From the midpoint of the race onwards, the Dutchman made two mistakes that dropped him to last place, where he remained until the chequered flag. With this, Veijer has managed to finish both Moto2 races he has contested so far, an important step in continuing to gain experience and mileage on his Kalex Moto2 bike.

Collin Veijer: “It was a difficult day today. We’ve been struggling all weekend. Yesterday it was a little bit better, but today we returned to the feeling from Friday. The start was not great but it was ok, and during the first laps I tried to maintain the pace, but I started struggling all through the second part of the race with my feeling with the front end. We need to find out what’s going on to see if we can improve this for Austin. It’s a shame because yesterday we took a step forward, so we need to solve this problem to be more competitive in two weeks’ time and have a good Round 3.”

After the first two Grands Prix, where Collin Veijer crossed the chequered flag, the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 team prepares to visit the United States. The third round of the season will be the Grand Prix of the Americas, which will take place in Austin in two weeks.