Makoto Tamada Finally Quotations

Finally I will be back on the track and at 100% of physical fitness. The problems which have slowed me down seem gone and the time to payback the trust of all the persons who never stopped believing in my abilities, in the hardest moment of my career, has come.

Finally 'my' Grand Prix, where I absolutely need an excellent result. It will not be easy with the high level my rivals are at, but I would really like things to go back in the right direction for me and the team. I really like this race and I think the most attractive parts of it are the hard braking at the end of the longest straight. That's where you can gain or lose most of the time. I'm sure that we'll have fun, I only ask for fortune to be with me.

Finally 'my' grand prix, where I absolutely need an excellent result. It will not be easy with the high level my rivals are at, but I would really like things to go back in the right direction for me and the team.

The best result of the season but I feel I can do even more. I am only at 70 per cent of my condition and I hope that soon we'll make it improve. Finally I had the opportunity to show my new Michelin cap, seeing this is my first podium with the French tyres. During the race I had some chatter problems, which didn't allow me to remain with the fastest riders. I tried, but when I saw Rossi and Melandri fall, I preferred not to risk anything and maintain the third position.