"This weekend has been far from the best, but the race was the definite low point," sighed Randy, who fell from the lead at the previous French GP. "Firstly, I got a bad start and lost seven positions in one go - I think I had the same problem as Olivier, but we will need to check this. Anyway, I was trying to recover places as quickly as possible, before the leading group had a chance to get away. I overtook Nakano and Olivier and I was lining up Hofmann when I lost the front in the Arrabbiata. I went in wide, got off the racing line mid-corner and then lost the front when I hit the bumps on the outside line. Luckily I didn't do any additional damage to my injured shoulder, but I do have some pain in my left knee, but this shouldn't be a problem for Catalunya next week. I can only apologise to everyone in the team, and I leave here determined to make amends in Barcelona in seven days time."
"Randy needs to look at how to improve his race start, because if he can arrive at the first corner in the same position in which he started the race, then he won't have to push so hard and take so many risks on the opening lap," added Kawasaki competition manager Michael Bartholemy. "He also needs to start finishing races. The old saying 'to finish first, first you must finish' may be something of a cliché, but that doesn't make it any less true.
"I am happy for Olivier as he managed to finish on his return to racing after a two-race lay-off. Obviously he is still not fully fit, but I'm confident he will improve further in Barcelona, where I hope Randy will also be able to secure a good result."
