Nicky Hayden said : "We didn't have much time to rest after the Sepang sessions, but it's good to be here and work with the bike on such a different layout. The weather was good and today's laps were looking for the best settings for this circuit before tomorrow's rain forecast. I'm happy with some of the things we've tried - they worked for us in Malaysia and they've worked for us here, too. Now we can eliminate some of the possible chassis geometries and other stuff, and get a better idea of the material available for 2006. At the end of the day I did six or seven laps with the bike we tried in Brno and with used tyres, and we also worked on finding the right forks for better braking stability."

Dani Pedrosa said :"Although we did a lot of laps today, this track is less tiring than Sepang; it's not as long and the weather isn't as hot. It's also a bit more dangerous, because the bike's front wheel rises at the end of the straightaway at 320 km/h. I took it easy on the first few laps, but we improved during the day and that's important. The rear wheel skids a lot here, especially around the last two bends, but that also happened with the 250cc. We tried out some front Michelins today, and spent most of the day concentrating on getting in as much distance as possible, so it's been a good first day."