{"id":767266,"date":"2026-06-29T06:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/767266\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T06:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:58:22","slug":"motogp-news-senna-agius-finishes-third-in-moto2-at-assen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/767266\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP news: Senna Agius finishes third in Moto2 at Assen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha duo Izan Guevara and Alberto Fernandez led the opening stanza of the Moto2 race before falling back to fourth and ninth respectively.<\/p>\n

That left CFMOTO Aspar Racing Team rider David Alonso to fight for the win with the IntactGP teammates Manuel Gonzalez and Agius.<\/p>\n

The Australian was a late contender, having taken a conservative approach to begin the 22-lap race in a bid to save his tyres.<\/p>\n

Agius briefly ran as high as second until a mistake at De Bult trying to pass Gonzalez opened the door for Alonso to blow by.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great race,\u201d Agius said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got off to a good start and tried to conserve my tyres, since my riding style puts a bit more strain on the edges, especially at this track, where you\u2019re banking for long times.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s why I focused on riding properly to conserve the tyres.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we managed that exceptionally well. But when I started to push, I couldn\u2019t quite keep up with the two leaders and had to struggle a bit until I found my rhythm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had really good race pace, as we\u2019d already discovered in practice sessions, but I think I could have won today if I\u2019d pushed a bit harder in the middle of the race to keep up with Manu and David.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made up the gap, and once I was right there, I waited for the right moment and to find my way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Agius had two attempts at the lead on the penultimate lap and the last. In both instances, he got shuffled out and had to settle for third.<\/p>\n

Winner Alonso finished just 0.024s ahead of Gonzalez while Agius was 0.234s back in third.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I could ride that last lap again, I\u2019d do it a little differently,\u201d Agius said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we\u2019re back on the podium. A big thank you to the team. We\u2019re really in a good moment right now and just need to stay consistent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy with everything at the moment. Of course, I want more, I\u2019m hungry for it, and I\u2019d love to get back to work right away.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to Germany, where I really like the track and it suits my riding style.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for now, I\u2019m just enjoying the moment, standing on the podium in a world championship race is always a reason to smile.\u201d<\/p>\n

The performance comes at a crucial time for Agius.<\/p>\n

Alonso is set to join Honda in MotoGP while there are rumours aplenty that Agius will join KTM satellite squad Tech3<\/p>\n

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