CABARAN LITAR BASAH HADKAN HAKIM DANISH, NAMUN KEKAL RAIH MATA

🇲🇾 LE MANS, PERANCIS | 11 MEI 2026 – Hakim Danish Ramli untuk memburu keputusan terbaik di Grand Prix (GP) Perancis 2026 tidak berhasil apabila keadaan litar basah dan licin di Le Mans memusnahkan rentak agresifnya, hari ini.

Pelumba pasukan AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI akur menamatkan perlumbaan di kedudukan ke-10 untuk membawa pulang enam mata berharga dalam perlumbaan penuh mencabar apabila menyaksikan hampir separuh pelumba gagal menamatkan saingan akibat terjatuh. Hakim Danish yang memulakan perlumbaan di petak ke-12 turun ke Le Mans dengan keyakinan cukup tinggi selepas mempamerkan aksi cukup meyakinkan sepanjang hujung minggu perlumbaan.

Anak jati Terengganu itu bukan sahaja berjaya menembusi sesi kelayakan kedua (Q2), malah konsisten mencatat masa yang baik pada sesi latihan bebas pertama hingga sesi kelayakan ketika keadaan litar kering. Namun, segala-galanya berubah sebaik hujan membasahi Litar Le Mans sebelum perlumbaan bermula dan pasukan terpaksa mencari setup berlainan buat Hakim Danish.

Bagaimanapun, ketiadaan data terutama bagi situasi hujan di Le Mans ternyata memberi tamparan besar buat Hakim Danish apabila pasukan terpaksa membuat pertaruhan terhadap pelarasan jentera yang digunakan Hakim Danish hari ini. Situasi itu menyebabkan Hakim Danish bergelut untuk mendapatkan keyakinan penuh terhadap jentera, sekali gus memaksa beliau menukar strategi daripada memburu kelompok hadapan kepada misi bertahan sehingga ke garisan penamat.

Dalam keadaan litar yang cukup berbahaya, pendekatan lebih berhati-hati akhirnya menyelamatkan Hakim Danish daripada menjadi antara mangsa kemalangan di Le Mans. Hasil keputusan tersebut, Hakim Danish kini berada di kedudukan ke-15 carta keseluruhan dengan mengumpul 18 mata.

Walaupun gagal menamatkan perlumbaan dalam kelompok lebih baik, keputusan di Le Mans tetap memberi petanda positif buat Hakim Danish menjelang aksi seterusnya di Catalunya berdasarkan peningkatan prestasinya sepanjang hujung minggu dalam keadaan litar kering.

🇬🇧 LE MANS, FRANCE | 11 MAY 2026 – Hakim Danish Ramli’s bid to secure his best result at the 2026 French Grand Prix (GP) was denied after wet and slippery conditions at Le Mans disrupted his aggressive race pace today.
The AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI rider had to settle for 10th place, collecting six valuable championship points in a highly challenging race that saw nearly half of the grid fail to finish following multiple crashes. Hakim Danish, who started from 12th on the grid, arrived in Le Mans full of confidence after delivering convincing performances throughout the race weekend.

The Terengganu-born rider not only progressed into Qualifying 2 (Q2), but also consistently posted competitive lap times from the opening free practice session through to qualifying in dry conditions. However, everything changed when rain hit the Le Mans circuit just before the race, forcing the team to find a different setup for Hakim Danish.

The lack of data, particularly for wet-weather conditions at Le Mans, proved to be a major setback as the team had to take a gamble with the machine’s setup for today’s race. As a result, Hakim Danish struggled to build full confidence in the bike, forcing him to change his strategy from chasing the front group to focusing on surviving all the way to the chequered flag.

With the circuit in extremely dangerous condition, the more cautious approach ultimately kept Hakim Danish from becoming another crash victim at Le Mans. Following the result, Hakim Danish now sits 15th in the overall championship standings with 18 points.

Although he was unable to finish higher up the order, the result in Le Mans still offers positive signs heading into the next round in Catalunya, given the clear improvement in his pace throughout the weekend in dry conditions.

🇲🇾 “Syukur Alhamdulillah, saya berjaya menamatkan perlumbaan di Le Mans di kedudukan ke-10 terbaik. Dalam perlumbaan hari ini yang berlangsung dalam keadaan hujan, saya melakukan permulaan yang baik dan cuba berada dalam kelompok hadapan.
Namun, ia agak sukar kerana saya rasa kurang yakin ketika bersaing dalam keadaan litar basah. Mungkin setup jentera pada hari ini juga tidak begitu sesuai dengan keadaan perlumbaan, jadi saya agak sukar untuk mendapatkan keyakinan penuh ketika menunggang. Saya cuba mengekalkan rentak dan kedudukan kerana jika terlalu memaksa, kemungkinan untuk terjatuh pada perlumbaan ini memang tinggi. Secara keseluruhan, saya sebenarnya sangat yakin sepanjang hujung minggu ini ketika keadaan litar kering kerana setup jentera sangat baik.

Tetapi bagi perlumbaan hari ini, kami tidak mempunyai sebarang sesi latihan mahupun data dalam keadaan hujan dan terus berlumba dalam situasi tersebut. Apa pun, saya ambil semua perkara positif daripada hujung minggu ini dan akan terus bekerja keras sebagai persediaan menghadapi perlumbaan seterusnya di Catalunya nanti.”

🇬🇧 “I’m grateful to have finished the race at Le Mans in 10th place. In today’s race, which was held in wet conditions, I made a good start and tried to stay with the front group. However, it was quite difficult because I did not feel fully confident riding in the wet. Perhaps the bike setup today was also not entirely suited to the race conditions, so it was difficult for me to gain full confidence on the bike.
I tried to maintain my pace and position because if I pushed too hard, the chances of crashing in this race were very high. Overall, I was actually very confident throughout the weekend whenever the track was dry, as the bike setup was working really well.

But for today’s race, we did not have any practice sessions or data in wet conditions before going straight into the race in those circumstances. Nevertheless, I will take all the positives from this weekend and continue working hard in preparation for the next race in Catalunya.”

🇲🇾 “Minggu ini positif buat Hakim Danish di Le Mans. Dalam sesi latihan dan sesi kelayakan, kami berjaya tunjukkan prestasi yang baik dan Hakim berada dalam kelompok kompetitif. Cuma ketika perlumbaan, kami mengharapkan keputusan yang lebih baik apabila hujan turun kerana kami tahu rekod Hakim berlumba dalam keadaan basah di litar ini sangat bagus.

Namun, sebaik sahaja perlumbaan bermula, ‘feeling’ itu memang tidak ada pada Hakim Danish. Sebagai pelumba, apabila menunggang dalam keadaan hujan dan tidak mempunyai keyakinan atau rasa yang baik terhadap jentera, memang sukar untuk menunggang pada tahap 100 peratus. Jadi sasaran kami hari ini apabila ‘feeling’ itu tidak begitu baik adalah untuk terus bertahan dan Hakim berjaya menamatkan perlumbaan, sedangkan kita dapat lihat ramai pelumba lain terjatuh.

Saya yakin jika kami dapat menghasilkan setup yang lebih baik ketika perlumbaan, Hakim mampu memperoleh keputusan lebih baik. Namun, kami juga tidak boleh menjangka apa yang akan berlaku kerana hampir separuh pelumba terjatuh hari ini. Apa pun, kedudukan P10 is not a bad result dan saya berharap pada masa akan datang Hakim mampu kekal kompetitif sama ada dalam keadaan hujan ataupun kering.

Kami akan jadikan perlumbaan ini sebagai satu pengalaman untuk terus memperbaiki prestasi pada masa akan datang.”

🇬🇧 “It was a positive week for Hakim Danish at Le Mans. During the practice and qualifying sessions, we managed to show good performance and Hakim was among the competitive group. However, heading into the race, we were hoping for a better result once the rain arrived because we knew Hakim’s record in wet conditions at this circuit is very strong.
But as soon as the race started, that feeling simply was not there for Hakim Danish. As a rider, when you are racing in wet conditions without confidence or a good feeling with the bike, it becomes very difficult to ride at 100 per cent. So our target today, once the feeling was not quite right, was simply to survive and finish the race, and Hakim managed to do that while many other riders crashed.

I believe that if we had managed to produce a better setup for the race, Hakim could have achieved a stronger result. However, we also could not predict what would happen because nearly half of the riders crashed today. In any case, P10 is not a bad result and I hope that in the future Hakim will be able to remain competitive in both wet and dry conditions. We will use this race as an experience to continue improving our performance moving forward.”