Alvaro Bautista's German Grand Prix finished better than he might have expected with a top five result at Sachsenring following a troublesome weekend of practice and qualifying. Despite losing significant ground to his rivals in one particular section of the track Alvaro held it together around the rest of the lap to pick up a result that gives the team a timely boost ahead of the trip to Laguna Seca following some disappointing races at Assen, Mugello and Barcelona. A tough weekend for Bryan Staring finished in the worst possible fashion with a fourth crash in bizarre circumstances.
Alvaro Bautista (5th)
“We finished in fifth place which at the end of the day is not a great result but after a great start I just wasn't able to keep in touch with the riders at the front. We had some traction problems in the second sector, which is where I was losing a lot of time and I could only just hold the gap in the other sectors. I tried to get closer but I couldn't manage it and fifth place is still a positive result for us after the Dutch race because it's a step forward. Now I am sure we can make more progress at Laguna with the help of the team, who are doing a great job.”
Bryan Staring (DNF)
My confidence is on the floor right now! Four crashes in a weekend is four too many and the one in the race was particularly stupid. I was letting the front three lap me and lost concentration going into turn one and ended up crashing. I am really sorry to the team, who are doing so much to help me.”
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