MotoReview

It's clear that Dani is hugely talented and will undoubtedly go on to be a champion, but the question now is - just how soon?

Dani Pedrosa

"To start like this is amazing for me! I want to thank my team because they have worked really hard all this weekend and during the winter. And also a big thank you to Michelin because they gave us really good tyres. The race was difficult for me because at the end I was really tired and the tyre was spinning and sliding, so I think this result is very good. I didn't get a good start and I had to pass many riders, which took a long time. Loris was already gone, so I had to catch him up and when I did I was already tired. I wasn't really dreaming of the race win because I knew he was saving his tyres. He pushed hard at the end of the race and my front tyre was sliding a little bit. I was not too confident, so I had to give up because I prefered to finish the race. I'm very happy with the result today."

Nicky Hayden

"It wasn't pretty with a few guys dropping out, but nonetheless we'll take the 16 points and the podium. Last year I crashed out so it's nice to get off and running with some momentum. We were testing here two weeks ago and at that point we didn't have a chance. But we've made a big step, so thanks to the team and Honda and all my guys who worked really hard this winter. And thanks to Repsol and Michelin too because my tyres were actually really good today.
We'll be back testing here in the morning and we've still got a lot of work to do to improve. I was there with the leaders right at the beginning of the race but I didn't quite have the pace. In turn one I was running a little wide and I've got to get some more traction and get the bike to turn better. It's early man - it's only round one and we'll try and get stronger."