Reaction from team Red Bull Yamaha.
Nori Haga finished the Australian Grand Prix in 8th position after a good battle at the front. Here's how the race went for him: "I got a good start and was straight up with the leaders. I was overtaking in the corners - sometimes getting to the front - and being slip-streamed down the straights - but always fighting. That is the kind of race I like - the best so far this year - a lot of fun. It is just a pity that in the end I only finished 8th."
Nori Haga finished the Australian Grand Prix in 8th position after a good battle at the front. Here's how the race went for him: "I got a good start and was straight up with the leaders. I was overtaking in the corners - sometimes getting to the front - and being slip-streamed down the straights - but always fighting. That is the kind of race I like - the best so far this year - a lot of fun. It is just a pity that in the end I only finished 8th."
Colin Davies (Nori Haga's Race Engineer) was pleased with Haga's performance: "Nori rode really well and showed his true ability and aggression. He seemed a little bit down on speed, as he would pass people, then get drafted down the straight and not be able to do the same thing back. Apart from that, the bike set up and tyre choice worked out fine."
Garry McCoy retired on the 17th lap while in 7th position after having mechanical problems. He describes how the race went for him: "Right from the start I had no clutch and was just having to kick the gear lever up to change down in the corners - with the back wheel bouncing around all over the place. Still I managed to catch up with the front group, making most of my time up on the corners where you changed up. Down the straights I was screwing the clutch adjuster out, until eventually the whole mechanism was hanging off. I think at that point I just decided it was too dangerous to continue. I was giving the gearbox some real abuse, trying to get the cable back in and race with the others. I don?t think I have ever been so disappointed."
Hamish Jamieson (Garry McCoy's Race Engineer) comments on McCoy's problems during the race: "Part of the clutch mechanism came adrift - just simple human error. I think while he was riding on his own he could just about cope, but once he caught up with the others he started to realise it was just too dangerous to carry on. It is a great pity because the weather had come back our way and it would have been interesting to see what he could have done without the clutch problem."
