and had to settle for third. After the race, the Catalan cited that "It's great to be on the podium again" and "I had so many problems this weekend, but for Honda and Repsol and everyone this is where we should be. It feels like 1999 again and I'm riding like I know I can. Last year was so bad that everyone said I was finished. This result means a lot." More points finish followed after Jerez - fifth in France, fourth in Italy and eleventh in Catalunya. Crivillé had his first retirement at the Dutch GP when he crashed after only three laps. He finished seventh in Great Britain. Crivillé did not start the German grand Prix after two hefty accidents in the same corner at the second qualifying session on Saturday. In the first, he collided with the Honda Pons of Loris Capirossi, who was on a hot lap and had the racing line, smashing into the side of his bike and crashing out. He walked away unharmed despite the incident looking severe. The second time he went off on his own and briefly lost consciousness because of it. He was taken to the trackside hospital and he felt dazed and confused. He also didn't remember the first fall, but after a few minutes rest, he regained his memory. As a result of the incident, the doctors decided to take him into the medical centre in Chemnitz to undergo a scan to check if everything was okay. He ended up with a broken left index finger, as well as numerous cuts on his face and his brow. After missing out the race at the Sachsenring, Crivillé returned in the Czech Republic in the best way possible. Having qualified only eighth on Saturday, he climbed his way up to second, defending his position from a hard-charging Capirossi on the final lap, to take second place - his best result since he won the 2000 French Grand Prix. After the race, Criville cited that "After Germany, I never imagined I'd be on the podium here, this result is like a win for me," and "I had a good rest during the break and that helped a lot. The team worked well here and I've now shown that I'm not too old to race up front!" However, after his good result in Brno, two more retirements followed. In Portugal he crashed