Coventry born Cal Crutchlow finished fifth in the MotoGP Catalunya Grand Prix in Barcelona this afternoon.
The Yamaha rider had qualified on the front row but dropped back and had to settle for fifth place in a race won by Jorge Lorenzo ahead of Dani Stoner.
Speaking to the BBC after the race, Crutchlow said: "It's only my second time here and I shouldn't have let the leaders go at the start.
"Then I ran wide and let Casey past and I just couldn't get past him. My team-mate [Dovizioso] was on the podium which shows what we can do but it will come around soon.
"It's Silverstone next and this sets us up for my home race."