EXCITING CONTENT win races , but we did not know what to expect . They were new with me and there were some racetracks new to me that I didn ’ t know . From the start of the season we went fast immediately . After half a season we thought we could fight for the title .” Amazing as it may sound , Aegerter had to lose one whole weekend full of points scoring opportunities - at Catalunya - as his MotoE contract had to be honoured . Even after that , he still won the championship a round early . With Odendaal the early leading light , Aegerter suddenly went from good to great , winning his first race of the season in Estoril , at the second round . It was a very apt , if not poignant , moment to win his first WorldSSP race as news reached the paddock in Portugal that his young Swiss compatriot Jason Dupasquier had died that morning , after suffering injuries in a Moto3 qualifying crash on Saturday 29 May at Mugello . Aegerter saluted his compatriot from the top step of the podium at Estoril . Said Dominique , all these months afterwards , “ This was for sure a big loss for our sport , for Switzerland , for the young riders there . He was a friend of mine , also his family , so it was very hard to understand that we had lost our friend on the racetrack . For me , I just try to remember the good points I had with him , his smile and he did the job he loved . For me , I won my first WorldSSP race in Portugal and I could dedicate it to him . We all know that the riding we do is very dangerous and sometimes
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