Jorge Lorenzo’s crash at Silverstone saw Casey Stoner take over his position at the top of the Championship standings. Lorenzo is now looking ahead to Assen in two weeks and is already viewing it as a must-win race.

Ben Spies also crashed out after losing the front of his Yamaha – this is the 3rd DNF of the season so far for Ben Spies. Spies suffered some bruising to the back, but the injury is nothing that will keep him out of action at Assen.

Jorge Lorenzo – Position DNF
“I feel disappointed because the crash was my own mistake. It’s a shame for the team because they did a very good job all weekend and also my Fan Club who come here to support me. I was riding with confidence, but I had to wait my moment to overtake Andrea. I think I could have fought for the victory with Casey. I wasn’t worried that Simoncelli was catching me; I was worried because Casey was going if I didn’t overtake Andrea… then I crashed! Before Casey was chasing me, like a greyhound with a hare but now the situation has reversed. Now we have to go for the victory in Assen! I want to say congratulations to Colin; it has been a good weekend for him. He deserves it after last week”.

Ben Spies – Position DNF
“I’m so disappointed to finish like this after we worked so hard to be ready for the race. It’s been a challenging weekend for all the guys with the different weather changes but we were ready to race with a really good package. The track was really wet, when I hit the brakes going into turn one the front just dropped away and I hit the wall before I knew it. I hit my back pretty badly, my back protector is really busted up, but it did its job. I’m really sore and will probably need a big cushion for a few days but I’m happy it wasn’t worse. We’ll take a few days to relax and recover then come back fighting at Assen.”

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