“We proved in Qatar that there are still a lot of possibilities open to us. There are some new bikes competing against us again this year, but it's always difficult, year-after-year. I will be working to win again and have a nice performance at Phillip Island. We did a lot of work over the winter, especially with the tyre supplier, so we hope that will pay off in Australia.”
“Until this moment things went perfectly for me and I hope I can continue in Valencia on this road. In the test I was always fast, we never had any problems and therefore I expect great things from this race, where I won also last year. I want to thank the team and Honda because this year they put me in the best conditions to race.”
