Britain’s Max Anstie bagged second place in the opening moto at yesterday’s Swiss MXGP round and says the result was a real confidence booster.
The Rockstar Husqvarna rider ended the day fifth overall after coming home behind Arnaud Tonus. A bad start in the second race meant Anstie had to settle for 12th in the second race.
“It’s been a good weekend for me. Getting the holeshot and then going on to finish second in the qualifying race was a good confidence booster. I was feeling good on the bike so was looking forward to the final motos. Getting another great start in moto one I managed to get a good race pace right from the first laps,” said Anstie.
“I spent the first half of the moto pushing hard to pass Arnaud Tonus for the lead but then decided to settle for second and save some energy for moto two. My start wasn’t bad in the second moto but another rider hit neutral in front of me in turn two so I ended up losing a lot of time. Taking the positives out of this GP I got two holeshots and a strong runner-up moto result. This is very positive for the next rounds of the championship.”
Anstie also took second place behind Tony Cairoli in Saturday's qualifying race.
