Team Alstare Suzuki rider Xavi Simeon left Brno circuit, disappointed to have finished fifth in today's race. The bike's set-up, which worked well for 2-3 laps in practice and qualifying, did not perform as well over the 12-lap race and Xavi was left hanging on to the leaders as best he could. Frenchman Maxime Berger (Honda) won the race, with Brendan Roberts (Ducati) second and Alessandro Polita (Ducati) third. The win by Roberts sees him take the championship lead away from Xavi, but only by one point!
Xavi - 5th"Today was difficult because the bike's set-up was not so good for the whole race. It had worked well enough for two to three laps in practice and qualifying, but today was the first time we had to do twelve laps in a row. I found it hard to keep the same lap times after three or four laps, but tried to keep in touch with the leaders as best I could. On the penultimate lap, I nearly crashed when I lost the front end, but somehow I kept control and saved it - but I was lucky!"
"I know that the four riders in front of me today all tested here recently and that gave them an advantage for sure. This is the second race in a row that I have finished fifth. The other one was when I had a broken collarbone, but this time there was no such problem so I am not happy. I know that I should be on the podium and that I am second in the championship by only one point, but even that's too much!"
Results1 Berger (F-Honda)
2 Roberts (Aus-Ducati)
3 Polita (I-Ducati)
4 Antonelli (I-Honda)
5 Xavi Simeon (B-Alstare Suzuki)6 Pirro (I-Yamaha)
Points: 1 Roberts 96
2 Xavi Simeon (B-Alstare Suzuki) 953 Berger 84
4 Polita 83
5 Pirro 73
6 Giugliano 55
