Incredible day for the Pramac Racing Team today at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. After a very promising warm up, where Randy De Puniet has registered the fifth fastest time, the race did not go as expected. After a few turns from the start the French rider has lost control of the back of his bike that raised in the air and the front wheel hit the clutch of team-mate Loris Capirossi. The Italian rider has miraculously managed to stay on track, but two laps later he returned to the pits for a sharp pain in his left hand. He went immediately to the mobile clinic, the X-ray to his hand showed no fracture but a bad bruise. A race that leaves speechless, but only a great desire to prompt redemption at Jerez in two weeks time for the first MotoGP race in Europe.
Fabiano Sterlacchini – Pramac Racing Technical Director
“I think this is the first time that such a thing happens to me: both riders out of the race after a few turns on a clash between them. These things happen and there’s not much to say about it. We are naturally very disappointed because after the warm we were expecting a good race. Now we have to think about the future, we are only at the first race of the championship and we will have many opportunities to make up for it.”
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Loris Capirossi – Pramac Racing rider – DNF
“Disappointed, but in racing these things can happen. I am very sorry it had to happen with my new team-mate who has no faults however. Again, anything can happen in racing. We now hope that fortune turns around and we will have better luck next time. The only positive aspect is that the hand is not broken, I felt a lot of pain and I had some concerns, but we will be in Jerez!”
Randy De Puniet - Pramac Racing rider – DNF
“I’m sorry for the fall and to have the misfortune to hit my team-mate. The rear tire was probably still cold on the left side and as soon as I opened the throttle the bike raised in the air and all of a sudden I found my nose on the ground. It ‘s really a shame because we were very confident after the good warm up that we had done. The only thing we can do do is think of Jerez where in two weeks time we will try to redeem this unfortunate weekend.”
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