Kenny: Jacque high-sided doing a burn-out!

Kenny Roberts made his GP return from injury at the Sachsenring on Sunday, but a distant fifteenth placed finish gave him little joy... although Olivier Jacque made him smile with his post race antics.

"The most fun I had this weekend was after the race, when Olivier Jacque stopped on the cool-down lap to do a rear tyre burn-out (pictured) - and high-sided right in front of me!" confessed Kenny.

Fortunately for OJ he was injured in the off... except for some damage to his pride.

Meanwhile, 2000 world champion Roberts admitted the 30 lap GP itself was one big disappointment, the Suzuki GSV-R struggling to turn while on power. KR Jr was keen to point out that Gibernau, whom he regularly outpaced last year, has now won his fourth race so far this year, on a Honda.

"The race was super disappointing. I can't use any of my ability to ride the bike - the rider can't make much difference, and the bike is at its limit at the moment," he said. "The easiest thing to say is that my team-mate from last year, who was competitive with me, won the race, so congratulations to Sete."

Current team-mate John Hopkins retired with engine failure.