Bancaja Aprilia's Bradley Smith secured runner-up spot in the 2009 MotoGP 125cc championship at Sepang this morning, finishing second in the race behind team-mate Julian Simon.
The Oxfordshire youngster now cannot be caught by third-place man Nicolas Terol and his 20 points today also sorted out a one-two for his team as Simon was crowned champion at Phillip Island.
"I think that I had the best pace of the weekend in the race. I had a moment where I passed Julián and was trying to break free, but I made a mistake that cost me a few metres," said Smith.
"I am happy because myself and Julián both had a good battle, just like in Australia. Last week I ost because he rode perfectly, but this time it was a bit more my fault as I made an error on the last turn. Luckily my foot injury didn't affect things too much, although yesterday the crash made the break that I picked up in Estoril bigger.
"I took painkillers that helped me take the discomfort for more or less the entire time, and I hope that I can have another fight with my teammate next time out in the final race of the year -this time with me winning! We took the runner-up spot today, and it is a great achievement for the team to take first and second in the championship."
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