Criville crashes out of Assen.
Alex Criville completed a difficult weekend at Assen with a fourth-lap tumble. The Spaniard was on the charge when he fell while fighting to make contact with the lead group.
"On the first laps, with the crashes of Checa and Abe, I lost contact with the group of the five leading guys, but I was confident to be able to cut the gap lap by lap," said the Spaniard, before explaining how he crashed. "When I got into the chicane, Nakano overtook me and ran a bit wide going into that turn. I tried to avoid him and therefore ran wide, too, and then I lost the front.
Alex Criville completed a difficult weekend at Assen with a fourth-lap tumble. The Spaniard was on the charge when he fell while fighting to make contact with the lead group.
"On the first laps, with the crashes of Checa and Abe, I lost contact with the group of the five leading guys, but I was confident to be able to cut the gap lap by lap," said the Spaniard, before explaining how he crashed. "When I got into the chicane, Nakano overtook me and ran a bit wide going into that turn. I tried to avoid him and therefore ran wide, too, and then I lost the front.
"It's a shame, because Assen is a circuit that I like and even though practice didn't go the way we expected, I still was confident about my chances to fight for the podium."
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