Moto2: This is it then. One round to go, two riders still with a chance of clinching the Moto2 title.
It’s full focus on Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) vs Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo this weekend, with one of them set to become a Grand Prix World Champion for the first time on Sunday.
After his sublime victory in Portimao, Moreira has the upper hand. 24 points is the advantage the Brazilian boasts over Gonzalez after the Spaniard’s P6 last time out, so all Moriera needs is a top 14 finish on Sunday. The #10 hasn’t failed to do that since his double DNF results in Germany and the Czech Republic, while Moreira has also only crossed the line outside of the top five once since Brno. That was a P14 in Barcelona.
On the flip side of the coin, Gonzalez simply has to win to stand any chance of clinching the title in front of his home crowd. The #18 hasn’t stood on the podium since his P3 in Hungary and hasn’t won since his Mugello success, so that latter stat needs to change in Valencia if he’s to have any chance of applying pressure on his Brazilian rival.
While the title fight is unfolding, keep an eye on the battle for P3 too. Barry Baltus leads Fantic Racing teammate Aron Canet by six points, with Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 17 points adrift of the Belgian as the British rider gets set for his final Moto2 appearance.
Here we go then. Moreira vs Gonzalez for the title. Will a first Brazilian Grand Prix title winner emerge, or can the Madrid-born Spaniard produce something special in the curtain closer? Strap yourselves in folks, because a tense Moto2 weekend in Valencia lies ahead.
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