De Puniet baffled by accident
Randy de Puniet said he was mystified about the cause of his crash in the Catalunya Grand Prix
The Frenchman had qualified fourth - his best starting position since joining LCR Honda this year - and was battling for fifth with Colin Edwards when he fell at Turn 1 just before half-distance.
"I suffered the same crash on Friday in the free session but do not understand why," said de Puniet.
"The bike set-up was good and in the previous laps I did not feel any particular problem in the front end.
"Honestly I did not make any mistake and will check the data to understand what happened."
He admitted that the accident was a major blow given his promising qualifying performance and the strong race pace he had produced prior to crashing.
"I am very disappointed because I did a very good qualifying, the best of this season so far, and got a very good start," de Puniet said.
"On lap one I was fifth and could keep my position easily because my pace was consistent and fast.
"When I got the sixth place I knew that I could overtake Edwards and was waiting for the correct moment but I lost the front and crashed out."
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