MotoGP podium reflections

Having completed an exhausting Pramac Grand Prix of China, the MotoGP podium finishers gave their views on the action in Shanghai.

Valentino Rossi – Race Winner

`I´m very, very happy, as it´s been a long time without victory. This was a difficult period; we changed tyres and we had to work very hard. I knew that we had good potential and we felt good from Friday. This is the first time that I was able to ride at a good pace after 15 laps.

`This morning I was upset when I saw rain, but when I saw it may be possible to ride in the dry I thought that I could win. I really had to push to beat Dani; it was a great victory for us.´

Dani Pedrosa – Second Place

`It was a hard race, every lap was faster and faster. In the end I just slowed down because I saw that I couldn't get Valentino, and just decided to keep the engine alive and finish second. I'm very happy to take second here.´

Casey Stoner – Third Place

`The sighting lap let us know that it was going to be dry, although we were advised to go for a softer compound. I don't know if we would have been better with a harder compound. The team worked hard as always, but we have room to improve and I´m not entirely satisfied with this result.´