This morning I was fifth fastest in the warm-up and I was definitely looking to get my best result of the year, so it’s a pity about that first corner incident. I got a decent start and going round the inside I felt pretty good and was in a decent position. Then somebody just drilled me from behind and I was lucky to stay on the bike. I was out of the saddle, then my feet were dragging on the ground and I was pretty much cowboying it through the dirt and trying not come back on the track in the middle of the bunch. By the time I was pointing the right way everybody was gone. I wasn’t sure how much damage there was on the back of the bike and there was some vibration after the hit. Right now a lot of guys are evenly paced and these things can happen in turn one, but it’s frustrating for sure. I recovered as best I could, caught some guys and made a few passes but it was a pretty lonely race after that. We’ve just got to stay focused and look forward to getting back to Europe and the next race at Le Mans. Hopefully we’ll get a result that the team deserves because those guys are all working hard.
