Moto3 rider Danish is 25th fastest in Australian GP
KUALA LUMPUR: Hakim Danish Ramli made up ground in Friday's Moto3 practice at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, but the Malaysian youngster remains some way off the pace ahead of Sunday's race.
KUALA LUMPUR: Hakim Danish Ramli, the 19-year-old AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI rider, demonstrated improvement in Moto3 practice for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix but remains far from the front-runners. In the afternoon session at Phillip Island, Danish clocked 1:37.774, a 0.847-second increase from his morning time of 1:38.621.
This advancement only propelled him to 25th in the overall standings, trailing session leader Alvaro Carpe by 2.482 seconds, who posted a time of 1:35.292. Danish experienced a setback in the afternoon session when he crashed, adding to the challenges as he aims to regain the form that secured him a third-place finish at Mugello and his inaugural Grand Prix victory at Brno in June.
His performances have declined since the summer break, exemplified by a three-second penalty in last week's Indonesian Grand Prix that dropped him from 12th to 14th after a collision with Joel Kelso of GRYD Racing. Danish has the chance to narrow the gap during Saturday's sessions, with qualifying being pivotal for his progress in Sunday's race.
The Australian round serves as the final event before the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang from October 30 to November 1, where Danish will compete in front of his home audience.
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