- It must have been hard for you to leave Ducati. Have you found new stimuli with Honda?
"The chance to race with Honda was a fantastic opportunity and I jumped at it. The guys at Ducati had made their decision so I had to make mine. Honda was certainly not my second choice. On the contrary! As we showed early this season, the bike is extremely competitive and we certainly have the ability to get among the first places in every race."

- Is the title going to be decided between Corser and Bayliss, or do you still have a chance yourself?
"We've lost a lot of points over the last two races, but we're not going to give up. With the right technical support we can easily return to winning form and catch up with the leaders in the points table."

- Who are the favourites for Silverstone?
"Corser and Bayliss are obviously going to start as favourites given their form in the first four races of the season. But Haga, Barros and myself will be going all out to win too. I'm determined to do well in front of my home crowd. In fact, I really want to win!"