At the Latvian MXGP, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing's Romain Febvre picked up the pace as he challenged for a place inside the top-three in both races. In race-1 the '461' tried several lines determined to pass the nine-time World Champion Antonio Cairoli, but the opportunity he was hoping for never arose and he had to settle for fourth.
Febvre’s teammate Jeremy Seewer weekend was highlighted by a scintillating performance in race-2. After finishing fifth in race-1, one second behind Febvre, the Swiss knew he had the speed to challenge the leaders. When the gates dropped, he got off to a rip-roaring start on his YZ450FM and led the race for the first 11 laps. On the twelfth lap Gajser took the lead, as Febvre picked up the pace and stormed third. With half a lap to go, Febvre caught his teammate and successfully executed a pass to finish second, which put him tied in points with the Grand Prix winner. Seewer, fourth overall of the day, was 4-points short of the victory but scored enough points to move up third in the MXGP Championship standings. After missing four rounds due to an injury, Febvre has moved up to 12th in the Championship.
Team Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing uses WRP handlebars