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For the fourth time this season, Nickey Hayden finished fourth. It looked like he would secure his first podium finish of the season as he went into the final lap in third place, but a small mistake from the American allowed compatriot Ben Spies through at Abbey Corner, missing out on the podium at Silverstone.

“It’s a pretty frustrating result because the team did a great job with the bike after the warm-up and it was a lot of fun to ride. Unfortunately I didn’t get a good start – we’ve been having some little clutch problems and didn’t get away well.”

“The race was really fun, everybody was going back and forth, I was able to make some moves in the corners but just didn’t really have the top speed in the straights. It’s hard for me to dress this result up because I’m not happy to finish fourth again but the good thing is we were in the hunt again. We did something good with the bike today so hopefully it will work at Assen, a circuit I love.”

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1. Hayden misses on podium but happy to be back on form
2. First podium for Hayden on a Ducati
3. Hayden first top ten finish in Assen
4. Podium That Feels Like A Win For Stoner At Jerez, Tough Day For Hayden
5. Stoner happy with fourth finish