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Alice drivers struggle at Jerez

Alice Team Riders, Sylvain Guintoli and Toni Elias struggled on the first day of practice at Jerez, finishing sixteenth and eighteenth respectively. 

Sylvain Guintoli commented, "This morning has been really hard for us. We have tried different solutions, modifying a lot the bike, but without finding the right setting. In the afternoon the bike was fantastic. Unluckily, maybe because I was too eager to do well, I pushed too hard and slipped at turn five. Luckily I didn't hurt my self. I have ridden some laps with Nicky (Hayden) and my bike seemed very competitive. I hope that thanks to the work done by my technicians, we will be able to find the same setting I had on bike one, being able to get back the right feeling with the bike and improve my self in tomorrow qualifying."

Toni Elias added, "It's not easy, but we have to continue to work hard. We have meet the same problem we had during last February IRTA test done here. The only way out is to give 100%, together with Ducati and Bridgestone. By doing so I am sure results will begin to come. Now we have to analyze the data to understand where we can make a big step forward."

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