Monday, June 16, 2008

De Puniet baffled by accident

Randy de Puniet said he was mystified about the cause of his crash in the Catalunya Grand Prix.

The Frenchman had qualified fourth - his best starting position since joining LCR Honda this year - and was battling for fifth with Colin Edwards when he fell at Turn 1 just before half-distance.

"I suffered the same crash on Friday in the free session but do not understand why," said de Puniet.

"The bike set-up was good and in the previous laps I did not feel any particular problem in the front end.

"Honestly I did not make any mistake and will check the data to understand what happened."

He admitted that the accident was a major blow given his promising qualifying performance and the strong race pace he had produced prior to crashing.

"I am very disappointed because I did a very good qualifying, the best of this season so far, and got a very good start," de Puniet said.

"On lap one I was fifth and could keep my position easily because my pace was consistent and fast.

"When I got the sixth place I knew that I could overtake Edwards and was waiting for the correct moment but I lost the front and crashed out."



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