Toni Elias (7th):
“I saw the rain just before we were due to go out for the sighting lap and I thought ‘madre mía, this isn’t good for us!’ As it turned out it was completely the opposite and with seventh place and some bad results for my rivals we have actually made up more ground in the championship than we might have hoped to if it was dry. I’m really pleased with the result but also with the performance because riding in the wet is not usually our strong point. I don’t know if it was because the track temperature was higher here but I didn’t struggle as much as I expected for grip. Unfortunately it wasn’t quite enough to run with the top guys again but in general we have to be satisfied with this Grand Prix.”

Alex De Angelis (12th):
“I was so confident that I could have a strong race in the rain today but for whatever reason I never felt comfortable with the wet setting here and I couldn’t get going. The rear was spinning up everywhere and it was all I could to hang on and bring it home in the points. It’s a real shame because this could have been a good opportunity for us to make up more ground in the championship. It’s a missed chance but at the same time my rivals didn’t capitalise on it and we are still within three points of seventh place, which is my objective when we head for the final race at Valencia.”

Fausto Gresini – Team Manager:
“Toni made a great start and was able to run with the front guys over the opening laps. In the end seventh place is pretty satisfying, especially considering the conditions that the race took place in. we were hoping for a bit more from Alex, who unfortunately struggled to cope with the conditions and couldn’t finish any higher than twelfth. Anyway, both of them are still very much in the hunt for seventh in the championship, which we will fight for at Valencia.”

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