Thrilling Moto3: Perrone shines in Hungary, pipped to victory | OneFootball

Valentín Perrone became a major protagonist of the weekend in Hungary. The young Argentine from KTM Tech3 led for several laps at Balaton Park and was just 18 thousandths of a second away from achieving his first victory in Moto3, after an electrifying head-to-head with Máximo Quiles.

The Cordoba native, who started from the second position on the grid, always stayed among the front runners. He took advantage of a mistake by the Spaniard on the tenth lap to take the lead and showed solidity by resisting the pressure from Piqueras, Muñoz, and Rueda, three of the title contenders.

The final was on the edge. On the last lap, Quiles overtook him, Perrone recovered in the final turn, but he went too far and lost momentum on the straight. Both touched during full acceleration and the Argentine ended up crossing the finish line just behind his rival.

After the checkered flag, the Argentine highlighted his progress: “I knew he was very good at coming out of the corners, if he passes me I try again. But that's how races are. I threw myself in the last corner, but it didn't happen. I really enjoyed the race. I want to thank my entire team”.

The result allowed him to add his second podium in the World Championship, after the third in the Netherlands, and reach the seventh position in the championship with 92 points. A figure that takes on value if you remember that at the beginning of the season he had to abandon the first three dates.

His evolution is evident: from a 15th place in Qatar he moved to consistently being among the top ten and now he is fighting for the victory. At just 17 years old, Perrone is beginning to establish himself as one of the great promises of Argentine and international motorcycling.

The next challenge will be in Catalonia, from September 5 to 7. There he will seek to confirm this great present and dream again of a victory that seems increasingly closer.

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