Pauls Jonass and Romain Febvre ended up going down together at Lierop just a week before the MXGP opener in Argentina, giving both riders and the team some unwanted stress! Fortunately, both riders were okay after Jonass went down initially while leading, leaving Febvre nowhere to go!
Febvre still ended up winning the overall with a 1-1.
Estamos rondando el desastre constantemente. Jonass lidera, cae y Febvre se lo come. Afortunadamente, nada ha pasado. Que empiece el mundial ya, que a este paso no llega nadie sano! pic.twitter.com/BeXW47HAcT
— Daniel Makx (@TheMakx) February 23, 2025
Pauls Jonass:
“The results could have been better but the riding and feeling were both good so I can take many positives to Argentina. Unfortunately I crashed in the waves in the first race when I was leading, and another rider collided with me at the start of race two. I didn’t even crash, but his handlebars were stuck in my rear wheel so I was last to leave turn one. I found a really good flow and had good speed to come back to third. I’m ready now as we head to Argentina.”
Romain Febvre:
When Sommières was cancelled we had to change our plan; my thanks to the team who had to cross France through heavy traffic yesterday to be on time at Lierop! They also had to work on the settings of the bike as Sommières would have been hard-pack and Lierop is a sandy track! I haven’t practiced in the sand during the last two weeks, but I wanted to do another race before the first MXGP so I was happy to be here. I didn’t take any risks during the timed practice session; in fact I simply rode as many laps as possible to find the good flow in the sand.
“In the first moto I got a good start in the top four, and I was second behind Pauls when he crashed in the waves section; his bike landed in front of me and I couldn’t avoid a crash! Luckily there was a good gap to Coldenhoff and I could re-start still in the lead to win that moto. In the second race I got the holeshot; Coldenhoff was close behind me during most to the race but I again won the moto. I’m happy to have finally won races after podiums in Hawkstone and Lacapelle. I had a great feeling and felt comfortable today; I feel ready for Argentina.”
