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I was pushing from the beginning to the end and the first half of the race wasn‘t so bad because

At this track Jorge and Marc are very strong and I‘m very happy about this front row because...

We had a small problem in the bike but it‘s OK.

My main target for today was to arrive in front of Jorge for second place in the championship,

It was a difficult session and completely different from normal.

This morning we were able to ride in the full dry,

This morning we discovered that we had a good pace in good conditions and step by step I came...

It was a very strange day when it comes to the conditions,

The conditions were very difficult today.

First of all, I would like to say that I‘m OK, fortunately no problems.

It‘s my third pole position of the year. I‘m very happy because this year in qualifying I‘m...

It was a mixed day, because this morning wasn‘t so bad and I was quite fast,

We started with a different setting and we tried to be stronger towards the end of the race,

It was a difficult day. The start was the worst because I made a mistake on cold tyres and I...

In both practice sessions, in the morning and the afternoon,

I tried the maximum to race against Marquez.

It was a difficult qualifying as always.

We started very well this morning.

For the championship these are just three points but

When we have these conditions it‘s always difficult,

These were difficult conditions, but we were lucky because

At the beginning I was desperate because I thought we made a mistake,

It‘s a shame for me because I have a better potential and could‘ve arrived on the front row...

The first feeling was not so bad: this morning and also this afternoon I was quite fast,

In the end it was a good race because the margin to our rivals in front was not very big.

I tried to push where my bike is very good, in the last sector and T3,

There was a big difference compared to the test, with a lot lower temperatures out on the track.

It‘s a great shame for us, because I was competitive on the

I was lucky to stay on the first row, because unfortunately

This was a difficult day for all the Yamaha riders,

It‘s a great shame considering our great level of speed and competitiveness this weekend with

I stopped at the pit box four minutes before the end of the session,

It was a good day and I‘m quite satisfied.

I think it was a perfect Sunday, because this morning we improved the setting

In the end, the qualifying was not so bad. Unfortunately I wasn‘t able to make the perfect lap,

It‘s a great shame, because it‘s always a pity when you have a problem with the bike in the race,

I‘m very, very happy because it has been a long time since I last had pole here in Mugello,

It‘s always difficult here. Mugello is one of the best tracks but it‘s very demanding and scary,

I started quite badly from the third row so at the beginning it was very complicated.

Unfortunately I made a lot of mistakes because we had different strategies that didn‘t work and I...

We tried a lot of different things for the setting because this morning I wasn‘t fast enough,

I think that this was the perfect weekend. We started to go faster from Friday morning and we...

We worked a lot because last year we struggled during qualifying.

I‘m very happy to be back in Europe, because here the track is fantastic and

It's a shame because at the start unfortunately I burnt the clutch.

This result is crucial for the race tomorrow and it‘s also a good result for the work that we‘ve...

The second session was not so bad. I was quite fast from the beginning and we tried something on...

I was very happy to do the second part of the race because

'Last year in Qatar and also here in Argentina the qualifying was bad,

Difficult day for everybody because these were challenging conditions.

At the end it was a great race, the pace was very fast from the beginning to the end,

I‘m quite satisfied, because it‘s important that we start from the top5 and we are fifth.

Today was a bit more difficult, especially in Free Practice 2.

The first practice was positive. I‘m quite satisfied, it was a strong way to start the season,

In the end I‘m quite happy. Unfortunately I had another crash in the same corner,

The second day was OK,

I started in a bad way, because after ten corners I crashed.

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Unfortunately also today the conditions were not fantastic.

We‘re lucky and happy, because the summer arrived today and we could work on the bikes and...

It’s very positive to come here to Phillip Island, because we have a lot of different things to...

I‘m happy about the test and about today because, first of all,

I‘m quite happy, it was a good day.

The gap to Lorenzo is too big, but it's also true that he was stronger than everybody else,