I’m happy because it’s been quite a long time since I’ve been on the front row so it’s nice to be back. The practice sessions have gone pretty well and my set-up and race tyres look OK so I’m hopeful for tomorrow. There are quite a few riders with a good pace from practice though, and this means the race could be very close and difficult for sure. Also it looks as though it’s going to be very hot which will make it tough for the tyres and also the riders. I’m enjoying being at my home Grand Prix with so many supporters and I’m happy to be starting on the front row because this could prove to be important. We saw last year that anything can happen at the first corner here but hopefully there will be no problems and we can have a great race and get the result we want. Finally, I’d like to thank my mechanics because they worked very late last night after my crash.
