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27-03-2006, 01:10 PM
The first race of the season did not get off to a great start for Toni Elias, who missed his braking point trying at the first corner whilst trying to avoid Shinya Nakano. The Spaniard then clipped Valentino Rossi's rear wheel which sent the world champion tumbling onto the floor and very nearly under the wheels of Elias' Honda RCV.
Toni lost a lot of time as a result but proceeded to put in a brilliant performance which saw him finish in fourth, narrowly missing out on a podium finish and one place ahead of his more experienced teammate Marco Melandri. All in all not a bad birthday for the now 23 year old.Marco is still having problems getting his RC211V setup as he would like but he still managed a solid result in fifth.*
Toni Elias
"It was a really tough race, but one of the best of my life. I feel sorry for Valentino, but it was a really close start and we all reached the end of the straight bunched together. I ...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=29)
Toni lost a lot of time as a result but proceeded to put in a brilliant performance which saw him finish in fourth, narrowly missing out on a podium finish and one place ahead of his more experienced teammate Marco Melandri. All in all not a bad birthday for the now 23 year old.Marco is still having problems getting his RC211V setup as he would like but he still managed a solid result in fifth.*
Toni Elias
"It was a really tough race, but one of the best of my life. I feel sorry for Valentino, but it was a really close start and we all reached the end of the straight bunched together. I ...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=29)