'I just made an error on my own behalf.” 🗣️ Michael Dunlop has blamed his own mistake for costing him the chance of matching the all-time win record in the Isle of Man TT ⬇️
Michael Dunlop blames an “error on my own behalf” for being unable to fight for victory in the 2023 Isle of Man Senior TT and match the all-time win record.The Ulsterman was odds-on favourite to win the Senior TT finale on Saturday after taking victory in the opening Superbike race of the 2023 event last week on his Hawk Racing-run Honda.
A win on Saturday would have put him equal on 26 with his late uncle Joey Dunlop at the top of the victory records, but instead heas FHO Racing was able to solve its issues with its BMW which allowed Peter Hickman to dominate. Dunlop was visibly struggling with the front-end of his Honda in the first laps of Saturday’s race, which he said afterwards was his own fault as he made a set-up change for the Senior in anticipation of the pace being faster than it was.“I thought we definitely went quicker, I just made an error on my own behalf,” Dunlop told TT+.“I thought definitely we should have been well into the 136mphs. But it didn’t, for some reason the pace slowed down a bit.“We just lost a bit of a grip.
Dunlop’s team made changes to the front suspension during his first pitstop to try and correct the issue, but it didn’t make much difference.“That’s where we struggled, but there’s only so much you can do with tools in the pits,” he added when asked about the front-end tweaks to his bike.Picture credit @ttracesofficial/Pacemaker Press
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