Randy de Puniet is one of seven Michelin riders contesting this year's MotoGP World Championship and this weekend will see the Frenchman take part in the French Grand Prix – round five of the 2008 series – with his LCR-run Honda RC 212 V. "I have often gone well at Le Mans," he says. "I finished on the podium several times when I was racing 250s bikes, and last year I even led briefly before falling foul of the rain 2E Competing on home tarmac is always something of a motivation booster and I hope I go well this weekend."