Suzuki: fourth spot ?almost funny?

Suzuki team manager Paul Denning described Alvaro Bautista's fourth place on the Australian Grand Prix grid as "almost funny". The Japanese manufacturer has traditionally struggled at Phillip Island, and was expected to do likewise at this weekend's event. However, Bautista, who has performed strongly during the second half of the season, found a tow from Andrea Dovizioso's Honda, which was enough to drag him to fourth place on the grid; a career-best for the former 125cc world champion

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