AXO riders Alex Debon and Bradley Smith had a good week end at Sepang, as they both finished in fifth position, in Moto2 and 125cc class respectively.

Debon started in 10^th and immediately pushed hard to climb up through the field, which was rewarded with a well deserved fifth spot as the chequered flag was waved, while Smith had a different race to what he had been expecting, experiencing different sensations onboard his Aprilia. Nonetheless, the Briton led the chasing pack for most of the race, finally relegated to fifth by a late Vázquez overtake.

Alex Debon: "I am very happy with this result, which puts me once again with the top riders after a difficult season. It’s been hard today with hot temperatures and a lot of riders to pass, but I think hard races give you more satisfaction when you clinch a good result! Now I am looking forward to Australia, where I hope to put in another good performance!”.

Bradley Smith: "Today was a hard race for me, because I didn't have any feel for the front suspension. The bike was locking and I had a lot of chattering to deal with, which is strange because the bike was behaving a lot differently to how it had during the rest of the weekend. We used the exact same setting as yesterday this morning and maybe the change came from the temperature. I don't know. Keeping a consistent pace was difficult, but I gave my all in order to try and bypass the problems. Now we will sit down and analyze what happened and how we can find a solution for Australia."

Misfortune in Malaysia for Julian Simon, who started from pole, but crashed on lap eight while chasing Elias for third spot. Simon was able to rejoin the race but finished a disappointing 21^st.