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Page 2 of 4  Valentino Rossi
"The problem is that when the grip comes up we push more and the vibration comes back, so today we couldn't use the full potential of the qualifying tyre and I am only sixth. Anyway my race rhythm is not so bad and there are many riders close together, so I think it will be a good battle tomorrow. I am very surprised by Stoner and I would like to give him my sincere congratulations. He has been very fast all weekend and he used the qualifying tyre to 100%, even better than Loris, who has a lot of experience. Loris is in good shape again but I think the guys to beat are the young riders - Stoner, Elias and Pedrosa. Tomorrow we will see, but it should be interesting!" Colin Edwards"We've definitely made the bike better since yesterday and even from this morning. We're still struggling with a little bit of vibration but the problem is continually reducing and I think we're on to something with the setting. We'll make a few small changes in the morning but it's a fine line between what could work and what definitely doesn't work so we have to be careful not to go backwards. My race pace is okay but I'm not going to lie - it was hard work. If the other guys were doing 1'57s I'd be delighted but I think we'll have hold it in the 1'56 mark during the race to come out with a top result. It's going to be tough but if we can make a small step in the morning we'll be ready."  Shinya Nakano
"I'm never happy to qualify as far back as ninth, but if I'm honest, it is better than I was expecting today, after the problems we've had here. Since yesterday we've been struggling with chatter from the front and rear of the bike, and although we've managed to make a small improvement through changes to the bike set-up, it's still a major problem. The chatter was less on the qualifier, which allowed me to at least salvage a reasonable starting position this afternoon, but we can't race on a qualifier unfortunately. I'm hoping that we can sit down tonight and come up with a solution to try in warm-up tomorrow, because it's going to be a very difficult race for me otherwise. I guess we will see tomorrow, but I'll be out to collect as many points as I can regardless." Randy de Puniet"Thankfully, my hand is much better today. I've been able to steadily improve my lap time on race tyres and I'm sure I could have qualified higher today but for going off the track after running wide to avoid Casey round the back of the circuit. So, while I'm not so pleased to be starting 15th on the grid, I am happy that I'll actually be on the grid tomorrow after the problems that I had with my hand on Thursday. Tomorrow my aim is to finish my first MotoGP race, preferably in the points. If I can do that then it will be a good end to the weekend for me and for the team."
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