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Alice riders happy with improvement

Thanks to the technical updates received from Ducati, Alice Team riders have improved their performances today compared the last races. Sylvain Guintoli, who showed a good feeling with his Ducati Desmosedici GP8 Sat in Donington and Assen, has made further steps forward positioning only four tenth of a second from the fourth position. 

Sylvain Guintoli commented, "It has been a good day for us, I am only sorry I have made that mistake in the last turn while I was about to register my best lap time. I have a really interesting race rhythm: after the Barcelona test we have worked really well and the new updates we have just received has made the bike much more easy to ride. I feel it much more responsive and this allows me to be more consistent in every lap." 

Toni Elias encountered many difficulties, but thanks to the good work done with his technical staff found a good compromised to end with the thirteenth best lap time.

Toni Elias added, "I have done my best lap time behind another rider and therefore I can't be too satisfied. But I am trustful for the future: the bike has improved a lot thanks to the new updates and from tomorrow I am sure we will be able to do much more. I am convinced about it and we will do our best, as always!"

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