Grupo Francisco Hernando rider Sete Gibernau has returned to MotoGP this year precisely because of weekends such as
the one he has just experienced at the Jerez Grand Prix, Gibernau is looking forward to more great racing this year after
his third race back in the MotoGP.
Sete Gibernau returned to the Jerez track where he took victory in 2004 and finished
in second place the next year after a famous battle with Valentino Rossi, Gibernau was unlikely to be a podium candidate this
time around but he nonetheless made progress.
After a 13th place in Qatar and fitness problems, Sete Gibernau
was needing a good performance at Jerez to quickly put the disappointment of Motegi behind him, so the former World Championship
runner-up was satisfied with coming home just outside the top ten in southern Spain.
Gibernau said “It was exciting
and I’m very happy,” an upbeat Gibernau stated afterwards. “We finished the race and we improved a lot.
It’s just fantastic to race at Jerez, it is something very special and the team did a great job and I enjoyed every
minute of it. I think we are making progress and we are having fun. Every time we race we get a little bit better.”
Cheered on by 260,000 fans over the duration of the weekend and racing in front of 120,000 spectators on Sunday itself,
Gibernau was moved by unique atmosphere, commenting, “If I could go out there to individually thank every fan that comes
out to cheer us I would do so, because it’s unbelievable and I’m very, very happy. Now I just can’t wait
to go back home, train harder, start to push more and go to France and look for more.”
We look forward to round
4 in France
