“I had a very good start, and I managed to gain five or six positions. However, I didn’t feel competitive enough on the bike, especially in the last chicane. That was my best overtaking opportunity, but I just couldn’t get close enough. Naturally, this was quite frustrating because I believed I was faster than the riders ahead, yet I was forced to sit behind them for basically the entire race. The silver lining, though, is that I gathered plenty of valuable information for tomorrow’s race. I finally feel fully back, even though, unfortunately, the result doesn’t reflect how I really feel. For example, on tracks with poor grip, I believe I’m one of the best Yamahas. Regardless of the grip level, though, my qualifying time simply isn’t acceptable, I need to work hard, because some things just aren’t adding up.”