ALEX HOFMANN REPLACES THE INJURED RIDER SETE GIBERNAU, IN
THE TEAM PRAMAC D'ANTIN MOTOGP ARRIVES IVAN SILVA
For the eighth round of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship
that in Assen, Holland, this weekend, ALEX HOFMANN, PRAMAC
D’ANTIN MOTOGP rider, will replace SETE GIBERNAU on
the Official DUCATI. The Spanish rider injured himself during
the frightening accident of last Sunday in Spain and his return
will depend on how fast his recover will be.
As a replacement for ALEX HOFMANN, there will be the Spanish
IVAN SILVA, already racing for the Team of LUIS D’ANTIN
in the EXTREME category of the Spanish Championship, that
also did a race of the 2006 World Championship in the Superstock
1000 class.
A big opportunity for ALEX HOFMANN, that will have a great
occasion to race with the Official DUCATI (BRIDGESTONE tyres),
but also for IVAN SILVA that will ride on the DUCATI DESMOSEDICI
GP06 “Sat.” for the first time in the World Championship,
assisted by the technical staff of the Team PRAMAC D’ANTIN
MOTOGP.
ALEX HOFMANN: "I’m excited and
so happy! Having the possibility to race on the Official DUCATI
DESOMOSEDICI is an unbelievable opportunity and I will give
my 100% to take advantage of it the most I can. I know this
motorcycle well, I also know the evolution level of the BRIDGESTONE
tyres that I developed until the Valencia GP of the 2005 Championship,
with which I had a good feeling that I hope to get back from
the first laps I will make in Assen. I’m very motivated
and I want to make something good. In our world, these kind
of agreement doesn’t happen very often and I want to
thank everybody: DUCATI, PRAMAC, LUIS D’ANTIN and PAOLO
CAMPINOTI, for thier confidence, that I hope to reciprocate
giving the maximum. I also have a special thought for SETE
GIBERNAU to whom I wish to get well at the soonest and in
the best way possible ".
IVAN SILVA: "I didn’t expect
it and it has really been a great surprise! Having the opportunity
to make a race with the DUCATI DESMOSEDICI GP06 “Sat.”
of the Team PRAMAC D’ANTIN MOTOGP is simply fantastic.
Besides, I already know the Team very well, racing in the
Extreme category of the Spanish Championship with them, and
I’m really happy to get the chance to make this experience
with them. I would like to thank everybody for having given
me this opportunity, and I hope not to disappoint anybody!".
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