Randy de Puniet strengthens his position
Despite of a very nice sixth place on the starting grid of the Spanish Grand Prix, Randy de Puniet had to content himself with the ninth place on the finish line of the second event of the MotoGP season MotoGP. The Elf rider strengthens nevertheless his sixth position in the championship.
After a magnificent Grand Prix of Qatar, Randy de Puniet very well began his weekend on the circuit of Jerez, host of the second race of the MotoGP championship MotoGP. Sixth during the practices, the Honda rider aimed to be in the top 10 upon the arrival of the race. Even if he reached his goal, classifying ninth, Randy de Puniet regretted not to have done better. « I missed my start, tells the Frenchman. And I was not very strong during the first lap, what was worth me finding twelfth. I then managed to get back some positions, but after eight laps ; I began to have problems with my front tyre I almost fell several times. I had a bad feeling which I had already known during the practices. I had to lower my rhythm of four tenths at each lap, what did not allow me to catch Kallio and Melandri. We need now to understand what it happened to avoid that next time. At least I scored six points, wich allows me to stay at the same place at the championship. » |
