Ducati content with Barros' result

Barros took third from Stoner with three laps to go and stayed ahead to the flag.

If he had remained behind Stoner, the Australian's championship lead over Valentino Rossi would be 12 points rather than nine.

But Suppo said the Pramac D'Antin riders were under no obligation to hold back when racing with the works bikes.

"It's just proving that this is a sport and Ducati are providing good machines to our satellite team," Suppo told autosport.com.

"It's good that an old boy like Alex is still really fast. Alex took away some points from Valentino in the first races, in Le Mans and in Turkey."

Suppo said that Pramac D'Antin had gambled on a softer tyre compound that had proved better for the race than Stoner's harder Bridgestones - the factory team having been cautious due to the lack of dry running in practice.

"He was having a good battle with Barros, who was on a softer tyre," said Suppo.

"It was a more risky decision, and we are leading the championship, so you don't make risky decisions.

"With more than two hours in the dry, we would have made probably a better choice."