Moto2 rider Manuel Gonzalez celebrates victory too early, crashes and then finishes 14th

Home / Sport / MotorsportDaily Telegraph UK9 Aug, 2026 09:22 PM3 mins to readManuel Gonzalez went from first to 14th after miscalculating the lap count. Video / TNT Sports BikesAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Manuel Gonzalez, the Moto2 world championship leader, helped give a first Grand Prix victory to Czech racer Filip Salac at Silverstone after a mistake when he celebrated one lap too soon. Gonzalez, who has won four of the previous 11 rounds this season for the Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact team, AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.