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Romain Febvre Back on the Podium at Lommel
Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP's Romain Febvre returned to the podium just one week after his return from injury with third overall in the toughest round of the entire FIM Motocross World Championship series at the sand of Lommel.
The Frenchman got bumped by another rider entering turn one at the start of the first moto but immediately found his rhythm to move from outside the top-ten to sixth on the opening lap as all of the big guns made their way to the front. Two further passes saw him fourth by lap five and there ensued a dramatic duel with the series points-leader until the Kawasaki rider, despite his recent lack of racing and the heat, proved the stronger of the duo during the second-half of the moto around the brutal track, where lap times were ten seconds slower than the previous day. A much better start in race two saw Febvre move past his teammate Jeremy Seewer for second within a few corners but a simple fall at the start of lap two put him back to fourth. He homed back in stylishly on the points-leader again during the second-half of the race, eventually moving past and clear ten minutes from the finish to secure third in the moto and, more significantly, return to the overall podium in only his second race back since injury. His injury absence from four GPs leaves him seventh in the points standings.
Jeremy Seewer underlined his lightning reactions at the gate and the outstanding power delivery of the KX450-SR as he exploded from gate-ten to exit turn one second in both motos. In the first race he was soon pushed back to fourth by the absolute sand-experts but then settled into a solid pace for several laps before gradually losing positions in the second-half to finish tenth. The Swiss again stormed through the first turn second in race two but was quickly demoted to fifth. He surrendered the placing for a few laps mid-moto before coming back decisively to finish fifth in moto and eighth overall. He retains fifth in the points-standings.
