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Spanish GP: Gresini Racing race report
PROGRESS IN JEREZ FOR TEAM SAN CARLO HONDA GRESINI The Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez saw improvement for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini. After a difficult opening race in Qatar, the second round of the 2010 season was positive in all respects for ...
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PROGRESS IN JEREZ FOR TEAM SAN CARLO HONDA GRESINI
The Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez saw improvement for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini. After a difficult opening race in Qatar, the second round of the 2010 season was positive in all respects for riders Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli --and for the team behind the preparation of their Honda RC212V bikes. Melandri suffered in the opening part of the race, despite an excellent start. He came in eighth after a tough battle, which also included his teammate. Simoncelli took a step forward in his rookie season with another eleventh place, learning how to fight with a MotoGP bike and experiencing an altogether more pleasing race than his debut in Qatar.
Marco Melandri (8th): "That was definitely better than Qatar, but I'm not very happy with the first part of the race. It was hard to ride. I made a good start but I didn't feel comfortable riding, when I hit the brakes the bike was very unstable. It got better as the race went on, but my engine mapping lost me some power. In any case, I had a good fight with Kallio and tried to get past him for seventh at the end, but he had more acceleration and I couldn't make it up on the brakes. I feel that we have made a step forward, and we will continue working in order to get in even better shape."
Marco Simoncelli (11th): "Let's say that this eleventh place leaves a completely different taste in the mouth to Qatar. I had a good start and moved up places, fighting with Melandri, Kallio, Edwards, Spies, De Puniet and Bautista. Unfortunately in the end I was only able to finish ahead of one of those riders. But it was a good race and I was still very fast at the end; I even felt that at seven laps from the flag I was a bit stronger than the rest of the group. But when my bike started to slide the other riders upped their pace. It's another eleventh place, but a more positive one."
Fausto Gresini: "I have to say that I am happy with this race, and with how my riders performed. Melandri took a big step forward compared to Qatar, despite some problems that surely stopped him from placing higher. We have a test tomorrow in order to make further progress, which will be decisive. Simoncelli was one of the protagonists iin a great battle for seventh place, even with his limited experience in MotoGP. It is a good result when you consider the lack of miles that he has ridden with this bike. I believe that we will be able to enjoy ourselves soon, it will take time but the feeling at the moment is positive. I am very happy."
-source: gresini racing
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