Michele Pirro’s high hopes for today’s race at Sachsenring were not quite met, the Italian youngster taking a tenth place finish that left him feeling disappointed, having qualified fourth on the grid. Things went even worse for Yuki Takahashi, who was forced to walk back to the pits after an engine problem with his Moriwaki MD600. After two crashes yesterday it has been a weekend to forget for the Japanese.
Michele Pirro
”I was expecting a little more today after our qualifying performance but I lost a lot of positions at the start and struggled to recover. I am disappointed not to finish higher up but after the crash at Mugello it was important to finish and in that sense it was a positive day. Now we have a long break and I hope we can come back competitive at Brno.”
Yuki Takahashi
“The two crashes yesterday didn’t help us prepare for today and definitely had an effect in the race. From the tenth lap I started to lose power and eventually had to pull in. I am disappointed for the team but I can promise them that I will be going at to give them a positive result at Brno.”
Fausto Gresini
“Not much to say! We were fast in practice but the crashes for Yuki yesterday compromised his performance today and be cause of the engine breakdown he wasn’t even able to finish the race. We were hoping for better for Pirro from fourth on the grid but after losing positions at the start it was hard for him to make them up. Hopefully the break is good for us to get back on track at Brno.”
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