MotoReview

Marco Melandri

"We couldn't make the most of the morning session because of the weather but we did have some reference data thanks to the recent tests here a couple of weeks ago. I am satisfied because we have taken a major step forward today. We have noticed an improvement and the Michelin tyres have worked perfectly. The objective was to continue on the same line of work to prepare the first race of the 2006 season. We have been consistent and I think we can improve even more tomorrow."

Toni Elias

"The weather hasn't helped us too much and we preferred not to go out onto the track during the morning session. In the afternoon we went out with the same set-up configuration that we used during the IRTA tests. I still have a wide margin for improvement and I have to pick up my pace. I'm confidence and tomorrow we will be working closely with the Michelin guys."

John Hopkins

"I wouldn't say this has been the best of days. We didn't get anything done this morning because it was horrible out on track. This afternoon we were playing around with settings because we just couldn't find the best set-up when we were here for the test. We will now re-look at what we had at the test and work from there because we know we can be a lot quicker than we were today. We've just got to keep chipping away and come back tomorrow as strong as we can."

Chris Vermeulen

"It wasn't too bad today, obviously we would like to be further up the time-sheets but we used this afternoon to try out a lot of chassis stuff on the Rizla Suzuki - so it wasn't really all about times. We also tried a new Bridgestone tyre and some different electronics settings. The track was still a little patchy this afternoon so it wasn't as quick for me as it had been at the test. Hopefully tomorrow we can work on a few more things and make it all a little better."

We'll have more from all of the riders over the weekend.