Swearing, shoeys and rising stars: Moto2 British GP podium had it all

Kalex rider Senna Agius claimed his first Moto2 race win during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Agius was joined on the podium by Diogo Moreira in second and David Alonso in third.

After qualifying fifth, Agius fought up at the front with Aron Canet, Moreira and Alonso, before pulling off a fantastic move to pass the battling Alonso and Canet to take victory on the final lap.

“I honestly can’t believe it,” said the Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP rider after the race. “It hasn’t sunk in yet, grand prix winner sounds pretty fucking good to me, mate.

“I battled so hard during the race.

“When Alonso went for Aron [Canet], I saw Aron square him up, and I went, ‘this is going to go bad,' so I waited, let the brake off, and I couldn't believe it.

“You know, all my family watching back home, I wish they were here to celebrate with me.

“I'm so proud of everyone and it hasn’t sunk in, but I'm just so happy.”

Manuel Gonzalez, Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP, David Alonso, CFMOTO Aspar Team

Photo by: Adrian Dennis / AFP via Getty Images

To round out a heartwarming first win for the Aussie, Agius did a shoey on the podium and threw his boot into the crowd to show just what the win meant to him.

For Alonso, this was his first podium in Moto2 and came after a difficult start to the season with back-to-back retirements in Thailand and Argentina.

“I am really happy, of course,” he said. “We are really competitive, and I was thinking of winning today.

“Lots of frustrating days, lots of days crying, and to come to Silverstone where I won my first race in Moto3 and got my first podium in Moto2, it’s a special place.

“In the first part of the season, I didn’t believe in me, and it was the team that was believing in me.”

The 19-year-old also admitted feeling sick and said he could not breathe well in the buildup to today’s race. He went on to thank the doctors and physios at the British track for helping him reach the best possible condition for the race.