Fourth position is the best we could get today and at least I have closed the gap a little on the second placed rider in the championship which is positive. Still, I am frustrated after the race today because I did not feel like we could use all the potential of our package. For the first few laps I could not get enough heat into the rear tyre which meant I was not able to maintain my position and I was overtaken by a few riders. Then after four or five laps I could feel more heat in the tyre but by this time the leaders had got away from me, and Nicky too. I pushed as hard as I could for the whole race but the lap times just were not there and my pace was slowing steadily. I am frustrated because we have not made the improvements in the package that I was hoping for. We must work hard during the tests over the next two days. Obviously, fighting for the title is very difficult, but I’m not going to give up on this season. We have to try to keep the third place in the championship and at the same time try to move up to second.
