Dutch Moto2: Fernandez: ‘Great end was key to victory’, Gardner content with P2

For the fourth time in five races, Moto2 Red Bull KTM Ajo riders Raul Fernandez and Remy 🌄Gardner took a 1-2 for the team at Assen.
After suffering a crash in Sachsenring when secondꦚ and on course to make it another 1-2 finish, Fernandez rebounded with a stunning Assen victory after recovering from ninth place.
The pole man was relegated to sixth on th🦋e opening lap, before that turned into ninth when ru🌠nning wide at turn 7 on lap two.
But the Spanish rookie had superior pace al🅠l weekend to his main rivals, and subsequently made his way back to the front before stretching out a one second gap in the end.
The key to victory was remaini🌳ng calm at the s𓃲tart which Fernandez credited team boss Aki Ajo for.
"Aki [Ajo] has taught me to stay calm in moments like the ones I experie🐲nced today at the beginning o🎉f the race," added Fernandez.
"The first few laps were tough, as my plans for this contest were different: to try to p♛ush from the start. However, we managed to keep focused and regained positions,♊ little by little.
"I felt very comfortable when at the front of the leading gro🌊up and I pushed to the fullest. We had a great end to the Grand Prix and that was the key to achieving this victory."
The win for Fernandez also halts a three race winning🦂 streak for team-mate Gardner, who took an impressive second place.
Late moves on Elf Marc VDS riders Sam Lowes and Augusto Fernandez saw him r🍰educe the points loss to just five with Fernandez heading into the𒊎 summer break.
Gardner added: "Raul [Fernandez] was very strong, and we knew that this weekend he had something extra compared to us. We🎐 gave ev🐽erything we had, but the fight with the rest of the rivals didn’t allow us to set a high pace either.
"It was enough of a struggle to stay with the group. However, I knew tꦿhat normally I am strong on the last three laps🗹; I started to hunt them down one by one and I passed them to take second.
"We did a good job and the other riders didn’t take many points from us. I’mꦺ going into the summer break with a smile on my face."