Press releases & team news

Brno (Czech Republic), Sunday 26th July 2009 – Xavier Simeon takes his second consecutive win of the season with the Ducati Xerox Junior Team at Brno and thus extends his championship lead. A strong result for Beretta too who concluded the race fifth.

This is an important win for Xavier. The Belgian rider had to fight his main rival Maxime Berger for most of the race, swapping places several times, but the second half of the race was harder for Xavier, who began to suffer from lack if grip at the rear. Maintaining his determination, Xavier was preparing for the final attack when Berger crashed out, leaving the young Belgian to cross the finish line alone. His advantage in the overall classification has now increased to 26 points, over Claudio Corti, who today finished sixth.

Xavier Simeon
"It was a very difficult race because Berger was very fast. In the initial stages I managed to take the lead but his rhythm didn’t allow me to get away from him. I preferred to watch him from behind and prepare for the final push, even though, to be honest, it would have been hard to beat him. On the last lap, I saw him go wide entering one of the corners and then he overdid the gas and flew off. After this I just concentrated on getting to finish line as quickly as possible. It’s an important result because all of my main rivals have demonstrated their pace so we must remain focused. Thanks to all the team."

A good race for Daniele Beretta who was caught up in a close battle with the chasing group. The Italian rider made a few small errors in the closing stages but with today’s result he takes home more valuable points.

Daniele Beretta
"It was a great race but I’m not particularly happy. I maintained a good pace at the start and I knew I could carve my way through the chasing group. Sadly in the last laps I lost focus and made a few mistakes too many. It’s a pity, because I think I could have reached the podium today but I have, however, taken some good points for the championship."