SECOND PODIUM OF THE SEASON FOR MARCO
Sete Gibernau finishes fourth racing with difficulties
while his team mate Marco Melandri finishes third.
Another difficult day for the Team Movistar Honda MotoGP.
Heavy rain spoiled what could have been a great weekend for
Sete Gibernau and Marco Melandri.
Sete Gibernau was very fast during the warm up session this
morning. He made 8 very fast laps in a row on wet, while Marco
had more difficulties and made only a few laps.
Rain continued for the race and the most difficult choice
was the election of tyres.
Sete Gibernau opted for a harder rear tyre but he suffered
from vibrations and had no grip. He pushed hard, racing with
difficulties and finished 4th.
Marco Melandri was very good at recovering positions. After
some difficulties at the beginning of the race when he had
not a good feeling with the bike, he started to gain confidence
pushing harder. He recovered from the 9th to the 4th position,
he finally finished 3rd. With the second podium of the season,
Marco is 2nd in the world championship.
MARCO MELANDRI (3°):
"I'm very happy of this result. it could have been a
great weekend for the team if it was dry. unfortunately the
rain spoiled everything. This morning I had difficulties and
I made only a few laps. At the first laps of the race I was
not very confident and lost a lot of positions. lap by lap
I started to know better my bike on wet and started to go
faster. being 9th, I started to recover positions till I was
4th. In the last laps I saw that I could push harder so I
finished third. I'm very happy for this result and my 2nd
position in the championship."
SETE GIBERNAU (4°):
"I'm very disappointed because during the weekend we
had done a good work. this morning on wet I was confident
and made 8 fast laps in a row. For the race we chose a harder
tyre that, according to Michelin technicians, should have
given us advantages with less water on track than this morning.
During the warm up lap I had not a good feeling but I couldn't
change tyre. The bike vibrated since the beginning and I had
no confidence. I did my best to finish the race and get as
much points as possible in these difficult situations."
RACE1. Valentino Rossi (Ita/Yamaha) 50.02.463
2. Olivier Jacque (Fra/Kawasaki) +1.7
3. Marco Melandri (Ita/Honda) +16.574
4. Sete Gibernau (Spa/Honda) +18.906
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
1. Valentino Rossi (Ita/Yamaha) 70 punti
2. Marco Melandri (Ita/Honda) 45 punti
3. Alex Barros (Bra/Honda) 43 punti
4. Max Biaggi (Ita/Honda) 36 punti
5. Sete Gibernau (Spa/Honda) 33 punti
|
