Magny Cours gave a great show to 56,234 fans, among them a few COMI guests, who came to enjoy the spectacle of the world sbk, there have been twists and our drivers have been able to fight in all weather conditions, from hot to cold and rain.
Roman showed a good race pace on Friday, near the top ten, but the chance to get in Q.2 are blurred with the rain on Saturday. Race 1 with the uncertain weather has mixed the cards creating an indecipherable race and full of surprises, some are started with the rain tires, others with intermediate and there is even who chose slicks! Roman has opted for rain tires and pit stop after 7 laps for mount the slicks, managing to be for a few laps the fastest on track and recover from 26th to 13th!
Race 2 was dry and the fight baited with De Angelis, won by us, allowed us to confirm the result of the day before.
Gamarino has fought all weekend in the top positions, always close to top five and managed to obtain a great 8° place even on a wet track, the race was found on the ground without understanding why, at the last lap while was in 8° position.
Jezek is returning! Now is leaving behind all the physical problems, during the practices he suffered and the rain was not help, but in the race grits his teeth and comeback from 23rd to 13th position … ..a really good performance.
Roman Ramos 40 (WSBK Race 1; 13th): We do not knew which kind of tires mount on the grid, it was like to rely on luck. The first laps with the rain I was quite slow but I knew that in these conditions we have different problems with traction, then in the second half of the race on slicks I was very fast, more than Davies who won the race on intermediates, but unfortunately time lost at the beginning was too.
Roman Ramos 40 (WSBK Race 2; 13th): I started well but I feel immediately lack of grip in accelerating, especially with the 2nd and 3rd gear, fortunately remained constant throughout the race and was able to take a good advantage on De Angelis. I gave my best as always and I want to thank the team for the excellent work they have done.
Christian Gamarino 11 (WSS; rt): I’m happy because here I was competitive in both wet and dry conditions, during the first lap I collided with other rider at the braking of Adelaide, I thankfully I was standing, but the last lap when I was sure to bring home the result, I slipped without understanding why. I’m sorry for the team that has worked so hard and bring home another zero, but we are strong and sooner or later reap the rewards.
Ondrej Jezek 69 (WSS; 13th): I re-found the feeling with my bike! In the FP2 i crashed to try to get into Q2. Unfortunately the wet qualifies penalized us on the grid and I was far behind, it was a shame because I could fight with the 7th-8th position, but I enjoyed to pass all those riders. Thanks to my team who continues to believe in me, I will soon be back to 100% and to enjoy ourselves.
Denis Sacchetti (Team Manager): It was not an easy week end, the climatic conditions changing so quickly slow down our work on sbk, and for us, the first year with this bike is not easy without the data, but thanks of the dedication and skill of our technicians and of our rider, we are always the best private teams. It was a shame the crash of Christian, for a rider who can stay constantly in the top 5, have so many zero in the standings, is not rewarding. Ondrej has done a good race, has made a good recovery and for him now is important to go back what he was before, here has regained feeling and after the race I saw in his eyes the thirst for results, I am convinced that we will see him in Jerez in important positions..
