TT Assen: victory, fastest lap and leadership of the Championship for Hiroshi Aoyama

A well deserved victory, the fastest lap, the head of the Championship: almost a perfect day, for Hiroshi Aoyama, who, in Assen, won the 250 race in front of Barbera and Simoncelli. Now he leads with 121 points; Bautista follow at 108, and Barbera at 95.
His teammate, Raffaele De Rosa, got a tenth place who put him at the top of the special rookie standing.
Yuki Takahashi had to take a painkilling before the beginning of the race, still suffering for the finger he broke in Barcellona.
Gabor Talmacsi, the Hungarian newcomer, is steadily progressing in his apprenticeship of the MotoGP class, improving day by day.

Hiroshi Aoyama (250cc) 1^st: "First of all, let me say thank you to my team. They did a great job, providing me with an excellent bike to fight for the top prize in a circuit that could be not easy for us. My start was not perfect, and I had to push to make up. Then, I found a good pace, and in the second part of the race I was able to get the leadership and cross first the finish line. My position in the championship begins to be interesting. The most important thing, now, is to keep the rhythm. Then, we will see".

Raffaele De Rosa (250cc) 10^th: "At the beginning, I experienced the same problem I had in Barcelona: with the tank full, I'm not able to do what I want, with the bike. And, unfortunately, I added to it a couple of mistakes. Everything went by far better in the second part. If I can fix that problem that I have in the first laps, I'm certain I can improve a lot".

Yuki Takahashi (MotoGP) 15^th: "I did not have had a perfect start. Moreover, in the very first part of the race, I almost touched with a competitor, and was forced into a wide line. Mid-race, my back began to ache, and lap by lap I lost sensitivity in the finger I broke in Barcelona. I wanted to finish at any cost. I did it, and I'm satisfied. But not happy: I can do better, and I'll do in the next races".

Gabor Talmacsi (MotoGP) 16^th: "The start was fun. I practised, when possible, and I saw that I was good at that. So, we decided for a soft tyre at the rear, and a medium at the front. For ten laps I was able to stay with the other of my group. I'm very pleased with my race weekends in MotoGP: I'm improving race by race, day by day. Next, we are going to have a technical meeting, to decide how to work on the setup for Laguna Seca".