What was the strategy for the Czech race?
We knew that here in Brno Jorge was very very fast, so Marc's strategy was to try and put pressure on him and, if he was able to stay close like in Indy, try and pass him, but unfortunately this time Jorge was really too strong. However, Marc did a prefect race and got the best he could, recovering four points on the leaders of the Championship. For Dani it was a very difficult race after the injury to his left ankle he suffered on Friday. He did a superb race and without the hard manoeuvre of Hernandez in the first corner that cost him many places, I believe he would have been able to fight with Vale for third position.
Positive and negative points after the race?
Both riders did a very good job and we must be pleased with them. The negative is… that we didn’t win! Anyway this is racing, and in some days you just have to admit that your rivals were stronger. The negative of the weekend was the injury of Dani. But I want to be positive and think that it could have been worst and especially taking in consideration the race Dani did we must be happy in general.
The view from pit wall during the race?
In the first laps, when Marc was not losing to Jorge, we really hoped that his harder tires could have been an advantage at the end. Then mid-race it was clear that it was impossible for Marc to match Jorge’s pace but we were happy to see that he kept a safe margin to Vale until the end. Dani’s race was really exciting, and we are very happy to see him so strong also at the end of the race, with some very nice passes with Dovi. His forearm didn’t create any problem, and this is very good.
Inside story apart from official comments?
After the crash in FP2 on Friday afternoon, Dani was in a lot of pain. Anyway he did all three Saturday sessions without any pain killers, because if he did it on the day before the race, then - with less pain - he would have been able to “push” the ankle harder and perhaps get a better Qualifying result, but most probably he would have been in a much worse condition on Sunday. So he was really strong to ride the bike with a such a big pain and still be fast.