Gardner: I saw I was quicker and calmly began to push

Remy Gardner was nothing short of sensational during round eight of the 2021 Moto2 season as he dominated the German GP from start to finish. 

Gardner made his way past rookie team-mate and pole sitter Raul Fernandez at the beginning of lap two, before eventually winning by over six seconds from Aron Canet. 

Gardner pushed on the pace immediately after passing the Spaniard who was the only rider capable of following the Australian, however, the pace was so high from Gardner that Fernandez crashed out at turn three on lap five. 

Gardner’s victory now means a 36 point gap has been opened up between him and Fernandez. 

What turned out to be a history-making day for Gardner started out with an inspirational message from his brother pre-race: "Before the race, my brother sent me a message telling me to become the first Australian to win three consecutive races. 

"It was a great contest. Honestly, I was prepared for a battle, as Raul [Fernandez] had been very strong the entire weekend. Especially in the warm-up, he had a better pace than me. 

"However, on the first three laps I saw that I was quicker, and I calmly began to push. I needed to keep focused and it was a very long round. 

"I’m happy with the 25 points. It was an important day for us. Now we have to remain calm and keep going."

The mistake from Fernandez is his only real error so far in what’s been a stunning debut Moto2 campaign. 

"It’s a real shame. We had a strong pace and after the warm-up I felt very well prepared for the race," added Fernandez. 

"All that we can do is start afresh. I want to thank my team, because we were having a great weekend and we just couldn’t round it off due to the crash. 

"Luckily, next week we have another opportunity at Assen, and we will give one hundred percent to try to get a good result."