"This morning we started with a completely revamped setup. Yesterday I spent a lot of time with Romano and we decided to change the RS-GP drastically. It was a risk, but I must say that from the first laps, I felt very good on a track that is certainly not our favourite. I was fast, just missing Q2, and even in the 20 minutes lapping in the wet, the sensations were positive. The rain frightened me a bit, given the many crashes last year in Moto2 and Moto3, but I must say that a good job was done and the track was in more than acceptable conditions."

"Today I was finally able to get through an entire practice session in the rain astride the Aprilia RS-GP. That had not happened yet this year, not even in the tests! Despite it being the first time, I felt at ease straight away. The bike proved to be stable and I had fun riding in the wet. I turned several laps to increase my confidence but without taking any risks, after which I pitted to try a small change on the bike. But when I got back onto the track, it had started raining harder and it had become difficult to ride with so much water. As for FP1 on the dry track, I am rather pleased with how things went. However, I still struggle a bit to get the bike stopped on the braking sections, so tomorrow we'll work on this aspect in particular."