Clement Desalle in Qatar

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP rider Clement Desalle put on a strong performance to finish second in the Grand Prix of Qatar. The Belgian who has always performed well at the Losail circuit and won in 2013 once again put together two strong motos to keep his name on the grand prix podium.

Desalle started both races inside the top five and went 2-2 for second place. It was your typical controlled performance by the Suzuki factory rider and nearly a perfect beginning to his 2015 assault on the MXGP title so long owned by Antonio Cairoli.

We caught up with the strong Belgian and asked him about his weekend and the performance by Max Nagl, who stole the limelight due to his 1-1 performance.

Q: Clement, were you surprised by the performance of Max Nagl and his 1-1 victory?

Desalle: Max was strong, I was busier with my own riding and how that went. We have a new bike, so I was learning many things, but I am happy with my result. I know Max is a good rider and I know he can get these results, and it’s good for him, I am happy for him. I will try and be better and better for the next rounds.

Q: What is your plan to prepare for the second round of the championship in Thailand? Will you fly straight to Thailand or fly home to Belgium?

Desalle: I will go back home to Belgium, I don’t really like Thailand the country as much as being home in Belgium. It is good for me to go back home and take some rest back there and prepare for Thailand.

Q: Qatar is a circuit you always do well on, but it is also a circuit you don’t really like riding. How did you find the circuit?

Desalle: The track was better than Friday, I had a better rhythm. They tried to change some things and they listened to us, it can be different just taking a machine and changing some small things. Some places it was grippy and some places really hard. It was better than last year and it was conditions that are hard to work out, so many different types of grip. I did the best I could do.