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Mixed feelings for Team Alice

Alice Team rider Guintoli did better than his team-mate at the beginning maintaining his thirteenth position until the eighteenth lap when he lost two position and concluded in fifteenth. Toni Elias fared better in the end finishing the race in eight position. 

"We are happy we found the right way to work," said team boss Luis d'Antin. "With Elias we miss a bit of competitiveness in the first laps. Ducati is working very well to give us an even more competitive bike. Toni is accumulating confidence and he is improving race by race. Sylvain must improve. He has to work more on the bike set up. Next race in Le Mans will be important for him as he will have more motivations at his home race. I thanks the Team who has given its best all the time, even when results weren't coming."

Toni Elias commented, "Better I would say, but I expected more. Unluckily at the beginning of the race I lose too much time and after five or six laps I always have to come back. If we manage to solve the problems we encountered in the first part of the race I am sure we can obtain better results. The race rhythm was in fact good. I made it to pass other riders without many complications, in fact, I registered the fifth fastest lap in the race really close to Lorenzo who finished fourth. We have to work hard and I am sure we can do better starting from Le Mans. The Team is working well, like Bridgestone and Ducati."

Sylvain Guintoli added, "In the first laps I made it to remain with the group, but slowly I lost the rhythm not making to recuperate. A pity that in the last few laps I lost two positions. The only thing I can do is work even more to try to improve. I am trying hard, the distance from the fastest is getting lower race after race. I hope that in Le Mans I will make it also to improve the final position. I really care of doing well there. I must congratulate with Toni who has done a good race. He has demonstrated that we have the potential to be competitive."

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