Having barely got off their machines at the end of the Spanish Grand Prix, the three drivers on the podium delivered their first impressions to the microphone of the MotoGP official website.
We report their comments here without any formatting.
Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia/winner):
« I'm 200% happy! I started in first position and finished in first position. No one walked past me. I knew there were people behind me but at the end of the race I had a pretty good pace. I'm very happy, and I want to thank the whole team. »
Arón Canet (Flexbox HP40/second):
« It was one of the hardest races of my life. I can't explain how much I feel after a week made difficult by my surgery. I'm really happy with this result because we did a lot of work throughout the weekend. I would like to thank everyone who supported me during these difficult days. I'm very happy, and now I'm going to prepare as best I can for the race at Le Mans.
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Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/third):
« Honestly, I had incredible feelings. Finishing on the podium was the goal, even if I encountered some difficulties. I had to give more than 100%, and after halfway through I started to feel arm-pump pain. Subsequently because of this I was no longer able to open the throttle as I wanted because I lacked sensation. I'm very happy because we really worked hard, and in the end it's an incredible podium here in Jerez. »
