MotoReview

Nicky Hayden

"The session was strange with the oil at the start. We tried some stuff early in the session but I didn't have as good a feeling as I did in the morning so we went back little-by-little to what we had. Tomorrow's race day - we've got our horse and we're going to show up and ride it as hard as we can. In the morning warm-up we're going to try some things to get the bike turning a little bit better and to try and get the tyres to last a bit longer."

Dani Pedrosa

"I'm not yet at 100 per cent - I'm still very inexperienced and still have to learn step-by-step but for the first qualifying session I think the position is very good and I'm happy with it. My feeling for the race set-up is quite good because we tested here two weeks ago and this gave us a good base set-up. I'm looking forward to finally going racing because that is when we will see the real level. I hope the Spanish fans enjoy the race!"

Toni Elias

"I'm really satisfied with the result. After the good job we did this morning I have to say that I set my sights on a front row start. I'm in the right shape to have a really good race. Tomorrow it will be important to get a good start. I'm highly motivated - the support from the Spanish fans will be like an extra gear. The bike is working well and I have improved my pace. It is a shame about the crash at the start of qualifying, which was a bit of a setback because I had to continue with my second bike."

Marco Melandri

"It was an intense day. Qualifying started with a multiple crash which delayed things. It also made me ride a little cautiously because there was oil in the Nieto corner which got in the way of the normal racing line. My priority today was the set-up of the bike. We tried a few different settings as well as testing the tyres. Tomorrow will be a really nice race, very combative, with a lot of riders in the fight for the podium."