I felt confident with the bike and I pushed harder but Nicky came with me,

Our bike worked really well when we went to Qatar for pre-season testing so we hope that this will be the case again.

I'm happy because the bike worked well. I was confident of a pole position but Nicky set a fantastic lap time ... and second position for tomorrow is not so bad.

I was quite confident for pole position because the team have done a great job with the bike this weekend and it worked well from yesterday,

We were looking for the optimal setup of the bike for the Brno track so it wasn't until near the end of the session that I went full out,

We were looking for the optimal set-up of the bike for the Brno track so it wasn't until near the end of the session that I went full out,

We still have quite a few problems with the vibration and this means that we can't use the bike to its full potential and make fast lap times. We've tried lots of changes to the set-up today - balance, suspension, but the problem remains. In some of the fast corners my speed is down by as much as 15 or 20kms. The good thing is that we're much better than yesterday and we've done some really good work within the team to make these improvements, but it's still not enough and some other riders are looking very strong.

It's a fantastic track and if the bike is okay it's a great pleasure to ride.

The bike gives me a good feeling. Also the engine is very smooth in acceleration so I'm happy. And it's just the first day, we have another two days and we hope to do good work.