Indonesia Moto2: Dixon hoping to bounce back after 'first lap disaster' in Qatar

'I think I am one of the best riders when it comes to learning a new circuit' - Moto2 rider Jake Dixon confident of bouncing back at Mandalika following a disappointing P11 in Qatar.
Jake Dixon, Moto2, Qatar MotoGP, 3 March 2022
Jake Dixon, Moto2, Qatar MotoGP, 3 March 2022
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One of the 2022 Moto2 title favourites, Jake Dixon is looking to bo🌞unce back from a disappointing 11th place finish in Qatar at this weekend’sಌ inaugural Mandalika race.

A disastrous start to the Qatar Moto2 race left the British rider - qualified in seventh place - slipping outside the top 20 and the♛refore resulting in a damage limitation type of race. 

Despite the poor start which he classed ‘a disaster’, Dixon was one of the quickest riders on-track throughout the race, something he wants to replicate in Mandalika as MotoGP returns to Indonesia for the first ཧtime since 1997.

Dixon said: "The pace in Qatar was good to fight for the podium, but💦 the first lap was a disaster. 

"We are in a long season, there are ꦕ20 races left and this is not how it starts, but how it en🍒ds. 

"This weekend we have a second chance at a new track, and I want to think that I am൩ one of the best riders when it comes to learning a new circuit."

While Dixon had an up-and-down 🔯Qatar race, team-mate Albert Arenas had a much more consistent performance. 

So while that’s a positive for the former Moto3 world champion, Arenas still lacked the pac🐷e to fight for a top ten finish which is why 'we cannot be happy, we have to improve' according t🔯o the Spaniard. 

Arenas added: "We face the second race of the season with enthusiasm. We cannot be happy with how the Qatar Grand Prix went in terms of results, although in terms of the work we💛 put in we are OK. 

"We managed to score points and we have to continue doing so, We👍 hav♔e to be consistent in such a long championship. 

"We have a good base to start from, but we have to i𒈔ﷺmprove it, and that will be the goal in Indonesia."

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