Estoril, Portugal, Third MotoGP Round
Qualifying, Saturday April 12nd 2008
FOURTEENTH POSITION FOR ELIAS. GUINTOLI IN SIX ROW.
 Toni
Elias, Alice Team rider, has concluded the third qualifying
session of the season in fourteenth place, the same of his
best performance conquered at the first race of the season
in Qatar. In the other side of the garage Toni’s teammate,
Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli, has slipped in the official session
after the first few laps. After having concluded the session,
the French rider went to the mobile clinic to check the situation
of his injury, but, luckily, it doesn’t seems a worrying
situation. Sylvain has slightly twisted his left ankle and
he shouldn’t have any complication for Tomorrow’s
race.
Fabiano Sterlacchini – Technical Director
“Today’s result doesn’t satisfy us, but
compare to the last qualifying session we can consider it
a starting point. The things we had to try didn’t give
us the expected results. We have to continue to work. For
sure it will hard and difficult, but we don’t’
give up. Tomorrow morning during the warm up we will try the
last to modifications we had in mind to be at the best for
the race.”
Toni Elias – Alice Team Rider (14th best lap
time in 1’38.561 – Total laps 22)
“I can’t be happy of the position with have conquered.
Fourteenth position isn’t our objective. We have to
accept the situation, but we can’t do worst than this
in the classification. This is a track that highlights the
problems we have, therefore is not easy. I am not looking
at the fact that I am the second best Ducati rider on the
starting grid: I prefer to exclusively concentrate on my work
to improve. Tomorrow I will give the best possible to gain
as many points as I can.”
Sylvain Guintoli – Alice Team Rider (18th best
lap time in 1’39.355 – Total laps 21)
“This morning we had a good rhythm. Then in the afternoon
I slipped after only a few laps and I had to work with the
second bike. I lost the rear part of the bike and in the fall
I slightly twisted my ankle. Luckily it’s nothing serious
and some ice should let me be able to ride in tomorrow’s
race.”
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