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Hiroshi Aoyama celebrates first podium of the season |
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Sunday, 24 June 2007 |
 Thoughtful Kallio at British GP
Racers had to contend with downpours of rain, which added to the difficulties. “It was a very difficult race, because the stronger the rain got, the more I was sliding around. I saw a lot of other riders crashing, and it was not easy to stay concentrated. I had someone following me closely all the time. I saw “0.5 seconds” on my pit board whenever I passed the main straight, so I couldn’t relax. When I pushed to go faster, I was sliding a lot, but there was no way to be careful either, because the others would have caught me,” Aoyama said after the race.
Team-mate Mika Kallio also rode a strong and steady race not far behind Aoyama. Kallio held fifth place until the last lap of the race, then slipped off and still finished in sixth position. The Finnish rider said he experienced problems with wheel grip. “I still managed to keep a good position throughout the race, but then, in the last lap, I lost the front. It was my fault really, but it also happened so quickly that there was nothing I could do. I was able to carry on and still finish the race in an acceptable position but my speed and my lap times were not so good!” Kallio is in his debut year in the 250 cc class.
Results
1. Andrea Dovizioso, Italy, Honda
2. Alex de Angeles, San Marco, Aprilia
3. Hiroshi Aoyama, Japan, KTM
4. Yuku Takahashi, Japan, Honda
5. Shuhei Aoyama, Japan, Honda
6. Mika Kallio, Finland, KTM |
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