Randy de Puniet and Jules Cluzel ahead of the French Grand Prix

With the French Grand Prix at Le Mans around the corner, a special press conference was held this week for MotoGP star Randy de Puniet and 250cc racer Jules Cluzel as the duo previewed Le Mans in the company of promoter Claude Michy and the French Motorcycle Federation president, former GP rider Jacques Bolle.

Randy De Puniet arrives at the 15th-17th May Grand Prix de France with the assistance of some good form having added to his good results in Qatar and Japan with an outstanding fourth place in Jerez in the Psainsih Grand Prix last weekend.

“Last time out was my best race with LCR, so now I want to build on that and get as consistent as possible. It won't be easy of course, but at least we know we’ve been working in the right direction so far.”he said.

Randy de Puniet also added “Racing at home in Le Mans is always something special,” “But I can’t get carried away, I have to keep my focus and just treat it as any other race. However, obviously getting a good result here would be a great feeling.”

Meanwhile France's hope in the 250cc Jules Cluzel, is in great spirits after finishing on the podium in Qatar and another top ten finish at Jerez. Cluzel did however suffer a Did Not Finish in Japan, even with that the 2009 season has already been a massive contrast to his 2008 season on 125cc machinery, a season in which he failed to score even a single soitary point.

The Matteoni Racing man said “Nobody expected me to be at the front and finish on the podium in Qatar, so it was a great way to kick off the year after a fairly short preseason. Moving back up from 125cc, I got used to 250cc again quite quickly and everything really clicked with the team".

“If Qatar was a dream come true, the following race in Japan was really tricky as we had very little mileage ahead of the race. It was good to be back with normal conditions in Jerez. The race was really tough, but finishing in the top eight is a satisfying result. Now I want to keep it up and I’ll arrive at Le Mans in the best possible condition.”

We look forward to the Le Mans Grand Prix.