"I took a big hit this morning, I felt like I got punched by Mike Tyson, but I was a little lucky and now I feel better. I also hope Karl will feel better soon," said James, who finished the test in just 16th. "That was really a difficult test. We found some difficulties during the long turn. We don't have good grip and that's where we lose most of our time; we're not capable of using all the power we have. I guess we just have to work hard."
"Pretty bad ending of a test for us with two riders in the medical centre, after just half of the morning session," admitted team manager Ronald Ten Kate. "James got a big hit on the head which left him not in the best possible condition for the afternoon session. But Karl got the worst of it and has fractured his second vertebra, but he should be back with us in a month. It happened during the in-lap, which is strange, because he was not pushing that hard.
"None of our riders used qualifying tyres in the morning and this is the explanation why we are a bit behind in the standings. I am sure we could have been in the top five or six with both riders because most of the problems we had in the first two days were almost solved," added the Dutchman.
