French GP: Quotes – 250cc Riders

10th Héctor Faubel:
“We took a big gamble on the intermediate tyres, but when it rains racing becomes a lottery. At the start I got off well, and I moved up a few places, but at the midway point the track started to dry up and I found myself back down the field. I am happy in any case, because it had been a difficult weekend. Now we have to move on from this and think about Mugello, which is a circuit that I love. If we’re lucky we should take that step forward that we have been chasing.”

14th Álvaro Bautista:
“I prefer to think about the fact that our pace was good all weekend, and that our team are competitive. The race didn’t go how we wanted, and we are obviously having some bad luck this year. The start wasn’t good for me, and I stalled on the first corner, so I started to ride more carefully so as not to make any mistakes. I was suddenly far down the field and it was too late for a comeback when the conditions changed.”