Niccolò Canepa and Marvin Fritz have spoken of their devastation after the YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC was forced out of the lead on the final morning of the 24H SPA EWC Motos last weekend. Despite the delay of more than four minutes when the team was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop for a replacement speed sensor after three hours, stellar performances from Canepa, Fritz and polesitter Karel Hanika put the Austrian squad back into contention. Ad/> Following a battle for the lead between Fritz and BMW rider Mykhalchyk, it was the Japanese marque in front after 18 hours.