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GP Estoril, 250: Honda report

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14 aprile 2008

This lacklustre race (unless you were runaway winner Alvaro Bautista (Aprilia) was as much a testimony to the unstinting efforts of Yuki Takahashi (JiR Scott Honda RS250RW), who finished 6th having harried the plainly speedier Aprilia riders race-long, as it was to Bautista’s vice-like grasp of this track.

Marco Simoncelli was second (by seven seconds), having started from pole, KTM man Mika Kallio third. Ratthapark Wilairot (Stop And Go Racing RS250RW) continued his strong second season in 250cc Grand Prix with 13th spot.

Yuki Takahashi (JiR Scot Honda RS250RW) said: “I got a good start but in the first laps I was in a slower group and got held up – particularly in the corners. It was hard to overtake and on the straight – they were simply faster than me. To catch them I had to be at my absolute maximum. The track conditions weren’t so good, because overnight rain cleaned the track and lap-times were higher than in practice. I’m sad as here we could do better, but in the Championship we are near to the top – and we can improve.”

Ratthapark Wilairot (Stop And Go Racing RS250RW), who managed 13th place said: “We made some changes overnight to fix my front-end problem of yesterday, some small changes on geometry and suspension. It felt good in the warm-up but race conditions were damp. In the race everything felt good from the start, but after 10 laps the rear tyre was sliding badly and I couldn't push as hard. The tyre was destroyed at the finish.”