In preparation for the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship (F1TM), which gets underway with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, on March 17, all ten F1 teams now have just 8 days of pre-season testing, starting from today February 18 to 21 and from February 26 to March 1. Testing takes place at Spain’s Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit.
Team HRC’s Tim Gajser won the final round of the MX1 championship at the sandy track of Mantova, in cold conditions in northern Italy. Leading from the beginning, the #243 CRF450RW gradually pulled away from the field, to win by just under 10 seconds, securing third place in the championship in the process. In the superfinal afterwards, a combined 450 and 250 event, Gajser then posted the fastest lap of the race as he made his way back to fourth after an early crash left him almost dead last. With two second place finishes in the previous two superfinals, this result secured the Slovenian second place in this championship and a good boost of confidence for when the MXGP championship starts on the March 2/3 in Argentina.
