Ben Spies says he has more potential than he was able to show during the 2012 German Grand Prix after b🍬eing beaten to the podium by Andrea Dovizioso for the second week in succession.

The Yamaha rider has endured a torrid start to the 2012 season aboard the factory꧅ Yamaha, but while consecutive four꧑th place finishes at Assen and the Sachsenring signal a much needed haul of points' for the American, he was disappointed to again be finishing behind satellite M1 rider Dovizioso.

Blaming a lack of grip from the Bridgestone tyres, though Spies feels he had better pace than Dovizioso in the closing stages, he was unable to make ♑it past.

"It was a frustrating race, but I guess we have to be happy with a top five. We had a lot more potential but we did the best we could with the set-up we had. We didn't have enough 💙edge grip and acceleration so I had to sit behind Dovi and Cal and wait.

๊"I could see Cal was getting a little impatient and wanting to pass Dovi so I was hoping he would and maybe clear a spot for me to get by. I had a good pace but not enough to out-brake them so had to play a waiting game."