Team Telefonica Movistar, A Podium to end the season in style….

GP DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA, RACE – THE PODIUM TO CONCLUDE
IN BEAUTY

Sete Gibernau ended the 2003 MotoGP season in second position
on the “Ricardo Tormo” track in Valencia. On the track that saw him
winner for the first time in 2001, the pilot of TEAM TELEFONICA MOVISTAR
HONDA greets the championship with the honor of being the vice world champion
and he dedicates the tenth podium obtained this year to his people.

FAUSTO GRESINI Team Managers:
“It was a very nice race: Sete demonstrated, once again,
to be in great competitive shape and to deserve second place in the world championship.
I congratulate him because he completed a season here in Valencia
extraordinary event that gave the whole team unique emotions. Congrats too
to world champion Valentino Rossi: winning a championship like that
high competitive level really means being smart. Once again
I'm grateful to my team: thanks guys for helping to make it happen
all our most beautiful dreams come true! Thanks to TELEFONICA MOVISTAR
for believing in the potential of the Team, to HONDA for always having us
supported in the best way and also to our very important partner CASTROL.
I salute Kiyonari who here in Valencia, despite the delayed start, made it
the best of his MotoGP races. I wish Ryuichi a bright future,
it has growth potential and has demonstrated it, now it's time
it's up to him to make the most of the experience gained in the premier class. With the
we are already looking towards the future: we will give our best to always be
protagonists".

THIRST GIBERNAU #15:
“This Valencia GP exactly summarizes the competitive line of the season:
I fought until the end and got second place. Anyway
it was a good race, also very fun for the duel with Valentino;
together we always maintained a brisk pace. Unfortunately, just a few turns
from the end, the bike suffered some set-up problems, I started to lose
tenths and it was impossible for me to give everything for the victory.
Of course, here in Valencia, the top step of the podium would have been
really a huge satisfaction... However, I am very happy for the successes
obtained this year. It's been a season since the start
very sad and difficult that we were able to face with strength. All together:
our union has made us the most beautiful team in the world. I hope that
may this complicity within the team last into the coming years
two seasons that will see us engaged in the premier class of the world championship."

RYUICHI KIYONARI #23:
“My MotoGP experience ends here in Valencia; this season
I will remember it as the realization of a dream. For what concern
future, I know that the technical and competitive knowledge acquired in the thirteen races
made riding the Honda Rc 211v, they will be of great help to me in order to tackle
authoritatively another championship. I am very happy with the successes achieved
from my team. I greet Fausto Gresini and all the technicians; I thank them with
great affection."

The podiums of SETE GIBERNAU:
4 victories: Welkom, Le Mans, Assen, Sachsenring
5 second places: Donington, Brno, Jacarepagua, Sepang, Valencia
1 third place: Barcelona

(GresiniRacing.com)