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Randy de Puniet had an enjoyable battle for fourth position in the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM on Sunday, before finally
ending sixth in the event, a result which enables him to hold on to sixth position in the Championship rankings.
Beginning from sixth on the grid De Puniet moved forward to fourth spot at one point, then was involved in an exciting contest
with Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri, eventually arriving behind the duo.
“It was a very good battle and
I enjoyed the race,” De Puniet states. “I’m a little bit disappointed because I had the potential to be
fourth today, but after a bad first lap I caught the first group and had a good battle with Marco and Casey. Two laps before
the end I was fourth but I made a little mistake before the straight, and then it was impossible to try something at the end.”
He adds, “It’s a good result, I keep my position of sixth in the Championship and we need to continue
in this direction. It’s my target to be around the top six and I think the next three races can be good for us.”
It has been a good beginning to the year for De Puniet, with positions of sixth, ninth, seventh and now sixth again,
the Frenchman is happy with the consistency.
“I’m satisfied because last year I was consistent but
maybe around eighth or ninth. Now I’m closer to sixth and even fourth,” he continues. “I think with a better
start it would have been possible for me to follow Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo for a few laps. But we will continue
to work and to keep this pace for the next race.”
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