Tech 3 will have factory 2008 Yamaha's next year and I am in no doubt that Tech 3 will get factory support through the year. If they don't then they would go backwards down the grid and I cannot see how that would benefit Yamahas profile.

Turning to Toseland and his performance at the test - he has done fine as far as I am concerned. He has got faster each day & he said himself, this test was simply a "dry run" - getting used to the tyres, carbon brakes, new bike etc. He hasn't been that far behind Lorenzo, who I am using as a benchmark for Toseland during the tests - even though Lorenzo knows all the tracks that they will test on. Lorenzo used a qualifying tyre today, hence his time