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Andrea Dovizioso: “I cannot finish second because the other two Aprilia’s will go past me”

Jul 01, 2007

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Andrea Dovizioso, Kopron Scot Honda: 4th.

“From day one here I have problems with a lack of rear end grip. In the race it was possible to stay with Lorenzo for five – six laps but only by taking many risks. But when Lorenzo goes away I know I cannot finish second because the other two Aprilia’s will go past me, and that’s what happened. But we go to Sachsenring now and that will suit our engine better than at this track. ”

Yuki Takahashi, Kopron Scot Honda: 10th.

“I am not completely satisfied with 10th place but it’s important to finish in the points after the problems we had on Thursday and Friday. This morning in the warm up we tried a different machine set up and it turned out to be appropriate for the track. Now we go to Brno for two days of testing before we go to the Sachsenring. ”

Shuhei Aoyama, Repsol Honda: 13th.

“I had a normal start but I wasn’t able to get a good pace at the beginning of the race. During the first two or three laps I was rather slow and started to improve bit by bit. There was something wrong with the engine, because it was much slower than usual. Moreover, there was a lot of wind out there and I think that it also had an influence on its performance. Halfway the race I saw that the temperature was not normal, but much higher than it should so I had to slow down. I’m not happy with this result, but we’re going to test next week in Brno and I hope to be able to improve the setting of my bike for Germany there. ”

Ratthapark Wilairot, Thai Honda PTT-SAG: 14th.

“I had a terrible start, but I remained focussed on maintaining a good pace to regain positions as soon as possible. In the last third of the race, I was closing on the top 15 and I could claim 14th and score a couple of points, I’m quite happy with this result despite the circumstances. The bike felt good and I was able to push hard in the early stages of the race. “

Eugene Laverty, LCR Honda: 21st.

“After eight laps I knew I had made the wrong tyre choice at the rear, the bike was sliding around a lot. I learnt a big lesson, I should have raced with a harder compound like the other Honda riders, but I was told after the warm-up the softer tyre would be OK. “

Julian Simon, Repsol Honda: dnf – technical problem.

“It’s a shame. The truth is that I had the pace to stay in the group I was, fighting for the fifth or the tenth position. It was a good race, but it finished in an instant. It was a mechanical failure and these things happen. Some times it can be a crash I cause and some other time it’s the bike that fails. Such are races and the most important thing now is to cheer up. The team supports me and that makes me feel very proud. We’ll give it all in Germany to be in the front. ”

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