Le Mans, -Stoner was satisfied it could go up to the podium. "Still nice to get on the podium, as long as half of the race is apparently not good for us."Pedrosa also revealed a similar thing. Pole position holder is to say, the race took place as expected. "I do not have traction when exiting a corner, especially when the teeth one and two, and I can not take advantage," said Pedrosa.
Casey Stoner claimed to be happy despite defeat Valentino Rossi in the race for the runner-up French GP Sunday (20/05/2012). Repsol Honda rider was happy to be on the podium despite facing a very big problem on the tires.
MotoGP champion acknowledged, Honda difficulties appear in the best performance at Le Mans circuit conditions are very wet. This is more due to the replacement tire at the start with a strong degradation in the end. "It was a tough race, not the best day for us," said Stoner, who end the 2012 season is going to retire."Our motors do not work, either mine or owned by Dani (Pedrosa) have the same problem: we can not begin to start to get hot on the rear tire so the tire can work," said Stoner told Autosport, Sunday (05/20/2012).
While Jorge Lorenzo to take advantage of opportunities that far ahead, Stoner tried to grab the second position. Australian rider was kept under pressure from behind, while waiting to get a grip.
"When I get a grip and start pushing to get closer (Lorenzo), everything looks good. But after the rain stopped and the water receded, the rear tires even too hot. We did not get the rear tire traction and even twisted teeth every move, from one to the six, "continued Stoner.
As a result, Stoner said, he was hard to get out of the pressure for Rossi. On the last lap, Rossi's managed to defeat it. "In the end, Valentino had more speed than us. I'm trying to survive, doing all I can do, but he's much faster and I can not survive on the last lap."
"We made some configuration changes on the motor after heating, in the hope of a little better. But the result is different. When racing, I immediately realized that this was not my day, not the day to take risks and most importantly, achieving the best results. I was lucky, after accident two Tech 3 Yamaha rider, I was able to finish in fourth position, "said Pedrosa.
