De Angelis and Nakano unlucky ahead of 200th Gresini race

After positive free practice sessions in Catalunya, San Carlo Honda Gresini´s Alex de Angelis and Shinya Nakano both fell just short of their expectations in qualifying for the Gresini team´s 200th race.

Alex de Angelis - Tenth

`Qualifying was a little unlucky for me today because I crashed on my out lap when I had just fitted a qualifying tyre, so I missed the chance to improve my time. The tyre was still not up to temperature so I probably should have stayed calmer and not pushed so hard. Luckily the crash wasn't at high speed and I've avoided injury. Anyway my race pace is good and I'm sure I can have a good race tomorrow.´

Shinya Nakano - Eleventh

`Considering the progress we made at Mugello, I was expecting a better result today. Here at Montmelò we haven't showed the same kind of progression as a week ago in Italy. In any case the general feeling with the bike is good, although I am losing some important tenths in the final two corners. The positive thing looking to tomorrow is that there isn't a big difference between my time on qualifiers and race tyres, which are really working well. I know it will be a tough race tomorrow because there are so many riders in just a couple of tenths but that means if we can stay in the fast group then a good result is within our grasp.´