San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Marco Simoncelli continued to have problems at Laguna Seca on the weekend, but is ready to put it behind him as he looks to the next round at Brno.

The Italian failed to finish the race for the second year in a row, crashing, unhurt, out of fifth place on the seventh lap.

“I am really disappointed. I don’t know whether I would have caught Pedrosa if I’d stayed in the race, it’s impossible to say, but I could have definitely had a battle with Dovizioso and Spies so it’s a real shame,” Simoncelli commented.

The problem was a lack of front end feel, which gave him warning two laps before he fell.

“We had worked so well and managed to improve from session to session, but I realised early in the race that the front was giving me more trouble than it had in practice.”

“It closed in turn seven on the first lap, which is a strange place for it to go, and then again two laps later in turn eight. All we can do right now is dust ourselves down and head to Brno looking to do our best again,” he added.

Simoncelli now has until August 14 to regroup before heading to the Czech Republic.