Nothing to lose for Toseland at Silverstone
Added on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Nothing to lose for Toseland at Silverstone
Yamaha rider James Toseland has claimed that he has “nothing to lose” at Silverstone as he looks to secure a home victory this weekend.
With any hopes of a title challenge gone, the 2007 WSB champion is trying to take the pressure off his shoulders this weekend as he, along with seven other riders, flies the flag for Great Britain this weekend.
After a season of mixed fortunes, the former MotoGP man is simply taking each race as it comes and is hoping to put on a show for the British fans.
“We had a decent second race coming from last to finish fourth at Brno which wasn’t a bad result although fourth isn’t where I want to be,” he claimed. “All the little problems we’ve had this year has meant the championship has gone away a little bit. I’m going to Silverstone with nothing to lose; the icing on the cake would be to win at home.
“The track looks really good; I did a PR event to launch it last week and had a look round. With seven (sic) British riders there’s every chance the podium will be all British which would be great. It should be a great event for the UK.”
Meanwhile, Toseland’s teammate Cal Crutchlow has claimed that this weekend’s round is just like any other and that he intends to forget about the fact that he is racing on home soil.
“The home race is no different to any other race,” he claimed. “I always want to do well and give it my best shot. Last year in World Supersport at Donington I did the same.
“We had some tyre issues at Brno; hopefully these won’t be repeated this round and we can focus on being fastest all weekend and delivering two race wins.”
