Max Biaggi:
“Riding a Superbike around Valencia is a very different to a MotoGP bike but I am enjoying riding my Alstare Suzuki K7 and at least I have already put in some laps of the Valencia on it. I don’t find the circuit so technical but it is a circuit where you have to have a good bike set-up if you want to make fast, consistent laps. There are many left hand turns so finding a tyre that has good grip and will last is always a balancing act. I am optimistic of good results and looking forward to two more hard races. “
Yukio Kagayama:
“My last time at Valencia during testing was not so easy because my shoulder was still very painful and sore from the crash at Phillip Island, but I wanted to help test as much stuff as possible so I put in as many laps as I could. My season so far has not gone the way I expected - too many crashes! At Donington I had another crash - in practice - and, because I knocked myself out for a few minutes, the doctors would not let me race. Also, a few days later, my ribs felt a bit sore.
“At the moment I have missed four races and I don’t like that. Practice and testing is ok but I am missing race action. Valencia has mixed memories for me, but what is important is what happens next weekend. I will make a check on how my ribs are before I decide to race because I know Valencia is a very physical track and if my ribs are a problem it may be not possible for me to race. We shall see what happens when we get there.
2006 results: Kagayama: Race 1 - 6th, Race 2 - DNF Biaggi: Race 1 - DNS, Race 2 - DNS
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