Edwards in the points at the Jerez GP

The Jerex GP comes to an end and the NGM Mobile Forward Racing will leave Spain with the first point of the season after Colin Edwards overtook both his teammate Claudio Corti and Danilo Petruci on the last lap with his FTR-Kawasaki, finishing in fifteenth position.

After being constrained to retire during the first two races of the season in Qatar and Austin, the American rider not only finished the race but also the first point of the season for the team.

Colin Edwards – 15th 

“What a day, the start was terrible. We did a little suspension change before the race to try to get more traction. Once the race started I got going and it was all about management, try to stay between the lines and be smooth and trying to carry as much momentum as possible. If I tried to square it off it seemed like it would go straight to spin in and the traction control would kick in and wouldn’t go anywhere. I rode as fast as I could and we got our first point of the season. I don’t seem to get along with this track to begin with so I am looking forward to Le Mans I really like that track. We need to keep working.”

Sergio Verbena – MotoGP Technical Director

“The race went considerably better than the free practices and the qualifying sessions of the last few days. The main problem this weekend was the lack of grip but in comparison to the races we have done so for this weekend we have been able to stay with other CRTs even if we are still far from the times of the fastest CRTs. We have been working really hard and now we have the first point of the season form Colin.”