Brookes said: "Finally in the warm-up the bike felt much better. The changes we made in the morning were the right ones and they gave me a good feeling and more confidence for the race. Starting from seventh place on the grid, I was up to fourth in the first couple of laps. I could keep a good and fast pace, but made a few mistakes here and there. However, I could make up for them quiet easily and got back up again. It was actually harder for me to stay behind someone than to ride alone, as it felt much better and easier riding my own pace. The race was really tight today and considering how the weekend progressed, I'm not happy with sixth place. But at least we managed to get the bike working and I was able to have a competitive race."

Jones said: "That was a very hard race with a lot of close passing and tactics right from start to finish. There were always ten or more riders in with a chance of taking the win and right from the first lap I was fighting to hold position as well as pass the racers in front. I am disappointed with ninth place, especially after having the pace to stay at the front for 18 of the 21-laps. I will sit down with my Parkalgar Honda team and we will examine how we lost the race and make a plan so it will not happen again."

Harms said: "It's been a difficult weekend for us and not being up to speed in qualifying left me starting from 13th place on the grid. My plan was to focus on the start and the first couple of laps. Unfortunately I had a bad start and was only 15th on the first lap. I tried to make up for it by overtaking as many riders a possible, but it was not so easy. In the middle of the race, I finally caught up with the front group and was, at one stage, in seventh place. I kept on making mistakes because I was really pushing myself and the bike to the limit. With just a few laps to go I made a mistake and dropped to 13th and that's where I finished."

Nannelli said: "Because of a very bad start I pushed extremely hard from the beginning and I was able to reach the riders in front of me. After only a few laps, I felt pain in my right shoulder due to my fall in Valencia and I was unable to ride in a precise way. I tried to move forward, fighting with Foret but I ran on in a corner and crashed."

The next race is at Monza, on May 11.

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