I know you came out second today, and you’ve only had the one GP win on the season. But anyway, like I said, it’s always better when I’m leading then being behind, so I was happy with the first race. So, in that way, it was a little bit tough for me to understand where I was losing time or not. Honestly, it’s tough because you have no one in front so you cannot judge if your line is good or not. So, yeah for sure, I could see the guys coming, and starting maybe changing some things on the track, but that was pretty good. I passed quickly into the lead and then made a comfortable gap, let’s say between five or six seconds. I think the first 10 to 15 minutes, I did really good. How much of that was race management knowing that you had a gap, and you could kind of let them catch you a little bit to maybe go faster at the end? In that first moto, you started to get away a bit, but then they reeled you back in. I prefer to be three points in front than three points in back so, I’m good. What are the nerves like coming into the final round? You’ve got a three-point lead in the championship, I’m sure there’s a lot of pressure involved. I knew the points would be the same on the day and yeah, we will see on Wednesday. But I think he started to change his lines and the gap stayed the same for a few laps and I ended up settling for second. Not that much though, I made maybe two or three good laps. Maybe I was a little too late to pass Prado to maybe catch Herlings, but it was a little bit like he’d make a gap, and then I’d close that gap a bit. I had a good start in the second moto also, but Prado was leading, and Jeffrey passed us in the first few corners and then I was behind Prado, and he tried to block the way, let’s say. Romain Febvre: Yeah, really happy about my day, first moto especially. Just sum up your day and how you felt your speed was. I’m sure you’re satisfied with the first moto victory, but you were running Herlings down in the second moto as well.
Racer X: You went 1-2 today and tied Jeffrey on points. We caught up with Febvre after Sunday’s race at Mantova. Now after a second place overall at the MXGP of Lombardia on Sunday, where he split the moto wins with title rival Jeffrey Herlings, he holds a three-point lead heading into the final race of the season on Wednesday. A fourth in the World Championship last year was simply a building block for the Frenchman in what has become a true championship caliber season in 2021. He moved to Monster Energy Kawasaki where he has really found his footing. At the end of 2019, Febvre parted ways with the Factory Yamaha program he took to the top after five seasons win the brand. The 2015 MXGP World Champion has battled through a fair share of injuries in the years since his monumental title victory as a rookie on a 450. Monster Energy Kawasaki MXGP’s Romain Febvre can see the top of the mountain again.
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