GOOD RACE FOR ALEX HOFMANN, BAD LUCK FOR THE BRAZILIAN ALEX
BARROS
 When
the red lights switched off, both Pramac d’Antin Team
riders roared away to a good start, aiming to get an important
final result. Unfortunately during the first lap, both Barros
and Hofmann were forced off-track because of a crash on the
track.
Barros suffered the worst trouble from Toni Elias’s
fall, going off-track with his bike, stalling the motor, and
then push-starting his DUCATI GP7 by himself before re-joining
the rain in last place.
Also, Alex Hofmann lost some positions because of the Spaniard’s
crash, after getting an incredible start, but he didn’t
loose as much time and he got finally arrived at the 9th position.
Alex Barros - 14th : “I haven’t
a lot to say; I ran my race alone. I had a good start, but
immediately I found myself fcaught up in Elias’s crash
and that made me go out from the race track, and my bike switched
off too. In that moment I lost too much time and it was impossible
to reach again the group, but I tried to finish my race doing
my best, because I wanted to get at least some points. I’m
very sorry for this weekend because my Team made really a
perfect job, the bike was so good and I had the right feeling
with it. If everything would have gone in a different way,
I’m sure I could have been classified in the first positions,
because my race pace was very good. In the end I know that
during the race, these kind of problems can happen.”
Alex Hofmann - 9th : “I have a good
race and for this reason I’m happy. Every weekend we
improve a lot and I get more confident with my Desmosedici;
I hope can will arrive very important result also for me!
Today unfortunately, the race characterised by the deep traffic
that was on track at the first lap. This meant I lost some
positions and even when I tried to recover, I knew I didn´t
have the possibility to make a strong attack. Anyway, I want
to thanks to my team for their good work.”
Luis d’Antin – General Director:
“Unfortunately today we had bad luck., Elias’s
crash ruined Alex Barros race that could certainly have resulted
in one the first five positions. We could see from his fantastic
race pace. In spite of this, I’m equally satisfied with
Barros performance, who showed all his skill and professionalism,
and also for Alex Hofmann’s race that saw him achieve
ninth position and confirm our competitiveness for this championship.
I want to say thanks again to DUCATI and BRIDGESTONE for the
excellent material they are giving us and all our sponsors
for their support.”
Official Time
1st Casey Stoner: 44’12.891
2nd Valentino Rossi: 44’15.927
3rd John Hopkins: 44’19.554
4th Dani Pedrosa: 44’26.981
5th Marco Melandri: 44’30.167
9th Alex Hofmann: 44’40.999
14th Alex Barros: 45’08.155
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