BOTH TEAM SAN CARLO HONDA GRESINI RIDERS HIT BY CHATTERING
PROBLEMS IN THE RACE
 The
British Grand Prix at Donington Park didn’t live up
to expectations for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini, with both
riders suffering unexpected chattering problems in the race
despite a promising performance in dry practice and warm-up.
Shinya Nakano crossed the line in ninth place, a result he
was satisfied with after making a good start and setting a
decent pace for three quarters of the race. Unfortunately
the Japanese rider started to suffer vibrations from the 20th
lap.
Alex De Angelis also got a great start but the San Marino
rider crashed on the second lap, re-entering the race and
battling to take a single point at the end.
Shinya Nakano (9th): “I’m happy
with the race because even though I could only make ninth
place I managed to get a good start and was able to run with
the group immediately ahead of me for most of the race. I
actually enjoyed myself on the bike and managed to set some
lap times that were faster than we expected, but unfortunately
from the 20th lap to the end of the race we started to suffer
from chattering on the front end and I could no longer push
as hard. Anyway, I’m satisfied with the feeling we found
with the bike – the engine and the brakes worked really
well and that’s something good to take to the next race.”
Alex De Angelis (15th): “That was
a really unlucky race for me because we’ve been fast
all weekend in the dry here. I made a good start and quickly
got up to speed but I started to notice a chattering problem
from the end of the first lap and it was intensifying with
every corner. At the end of the second lap it caused me to
crash but I decided to get back on and try to finish what
was always going to be a tough race for me. Despite the result
I’m consoled by the fact it was just a tyre defect that
slowed us today. It was the same kind of tyre I used on Friday,
when I was really fast in free practice, and in the warm-up
this morning so I guess it’s just one of those things.”
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