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Disappointment for Gresini riders

Honda Gresini riders Shinya Nakano and Alex De Angelis ended up eleventh and fourteenth respectively in qualifying at Jerez. De Angelis was quick from the start but suffered a crash shortly before the end of the afternoon session. Nakano's day was relatively trouble free as he gradually improved his feeling with the RC212V.

"I'm really disappointed to have crashed on the last lap of qualifying," said de Angelis. "I was improving on my best time and would have definitely moved up the grid for a Grand Prix where the starting position is really important. We have to study the data and find out why the front is sliding, even though the general feeling is good. We have to look at the cycle part and find out the problem."

Shinya Nakano commented, "The feeling with the bike improved a lot in qualifying and in morning practice compared to yesterday and that allowed me to push hard from the start. I'm satisfied because we knew it was going to be tough to get on the third or fourth row but with the fourth qualifying tyre I pushed hard and managed to seal eleventh place. I know we're still some way off the front but I know I can at least run with the second group and that's my objective tomorrow."

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