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Rossi rues missed opportunity
15 July 2007 / ResultsValentino Rossi was left wondering what could have been after a mistake on lap five ended his race. With the Michelins running much stronger in today's race at Sachsenring, Rossi is frustrated that he fell whilst trying to pass Randy de Puniet for sixth so early on. The pace of his team-mate Colin Edwards late on in the race to take fourth place suggests that Rossi could have been in real contention for a strong finish. As it happens, Rossi slides to 32 points behind Casey Stoner in the standings.
The Fiat Yamaha rider said: "Unfortunately I made a mistake today and I want to say sorry to everyone - my team, Yamaha and of course all my fans. I lost some places at the start and had to wait a lap before I could start to push, but everything was feeling very good. Getting past de Puniet was hard because in the part of the track where it's best to overtake he was very fast. Finally I made my move and I made a great pass but I made a mistake and lost the front.
"I'm so disappointed because today our package was working very well and we missed the chance to make up a lot of points on Stoner. We know from Pedrosa and Colin's performance that the Michelin tyres worked well until the end and I'm sad that we weren't there to fight.
"Luckily Stoner was only fifth so the points situation is not as bad as it could have been. I'm very glad we only have seven days until the next race because right now I'm feeling quite bad, but very determined for America!"
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