Grand Prix victory is a huge relief for Freddie Lindgren
Wolverhampton legend Freddie Lindgren admitted his Enea Gorzow Speedway grand Prix round-four win to lead the title race was “a burden lifted from my shoulders”, writes Nigel Pearson.
Lindgren, who has spent his entire British career at Monmore Green, topped the podium after overhauling Swindon’s Jason Doyle to win the final with a jaw-dropping opening lap and a half at the Edward Jancarz Stadium.
This completed a Czestochowa one-two-three, but the night belonged to Lindgren, who reached his fourth straight final of 2020 to charge into a seven-point lead at the top of the standings.
Despite impressing with two third places and a fourth going into Saturday’s event, Lindgren admits he was determined to end his wait for a win.
He said: “This was a bit of a burden lifted from my shoulders tonight – to be able to finally get a win when I have been in three finals and not been able to execute it.
“It feels really good. I am super happy – so, so happy! You don’t want to be the guy who makes it to the final and never wins.
“It’s a relief to be able to do it. I have that burden off my back now and I can keep the focus for next weekend.”
Lindgren was taken wider and wider by Doyle as they battled over the lead going into lap two, before producing a majestic cutback to dive under the Aussie for the lead.
While it could go down as one of the rides of the season, Fast Freddie admits it was all a blur to him.
He said: “The thing is I can’t really recall it! I was so much in the moment that I don’t remember it. I’ll have to go back and watch the replay myself. I just know I was really in the zone and went all-in for it. That’s all I can say.”
Lindgren is delighted to be leading the way at the SGP series’ halfway stage. He said: “Obviously that’s where I want to stay, but the main thing is to be there at the end in Torun.
“So we will keep taking it race by race and we’ll see what happens.”
Next up is the third SGP 2020 double-header in Czech capital Prague this weekend. Visit Czech Republic SGP round five takes place on Friday, before Marketa Stadium hosts Aztorin SGP round six on Saturday night.
