TROY Corser's retirement in the second race of round six of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone capped a frustrating debut on British soil for Foggy PETRONAS Racing.
The Australian had finished the first race in 16th position after an early mistake, which forced him wide onto the grass, left him chasing the back markers after running into the grass on the very first lap.
But, despite a better start in an afternoon race when Corser moved up into 13th, he was forced to pull into the pits when his bike suffered an electrical system failure.
Team manager Nigel Bosworth said: "Of course we are all very disappointed but we are also realistic. We are not going to beat Ducatis at this stage of the FP1's development. Our season started well but that was when other teams were finding their way on new bikes and making rapid improvements.
"It's a shame Troy was unable to finish race two, especially as we were in front of our British fans for the first time."
Corser said: "I suppose we have just got to look upon this weekend as another chance to develop the bike further with the data we have gathered at our first meeting here.
"I am very frustrated, especially after what happened in the first race, but the bike was cutting out right from the start and then just wouldn't run. It was probably my best start of the season as well!"
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