Toseland 'backs up' the hype.

The Tech-3 Yamaha is currently 10mph slower than Melandri's DUCATI on the straight.

Poor Colin and James, they will be furious no doubt.

Have been really impressed by Toseland. After a career on bikes quite a bit different to GP's he is adapting well. Go on James!

blah blah james!!!!!

Josh = another immature teenager

blah blah james!!!!!

What planet are you on saying that! James has done very well & is faster than a lot of very experienced riders on a bike that is not the fastest in a straight line.

OK it is just Q1 & we will see what the rest of the weekend brings, but it's a great start, so if you don't have anything constructive to say then don't bother going to the effort of typing.

I could lower myself to swearing at you but most people reading your comment are probably thinking it anyway.

Cracking Start to the Weekend from James!!!!!!
Here Here Paul J!!!!!!

Keep pushing James!!!!! Show um the Money!!!!
Bxxx

Well this is a refreshing change i.e we can talk about a brit and also
we no-one will get onto that bl**dy stoner vs rossi thing again god tht is doing my head in
james is doing much better than i expected although it is early days yet!
also go on the 125 brit charge!!!

oh and josh you are veeeery bored to be bothered to post that! get some mates and meet people its fun. ;)

Did anyone hear James say he is lapping 4 seconds faster on the motogp bike than his superbike. Unbelievable with 200cc less and not really alot more power. These prototypes are animals!!

Go James!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just hope all the Yamaha riders can maintain their qualifying pace then translate it into the race, Jorge has no fear, I am sure that Casey did not expect pressure from him so soon. James has been amazing on the valve spring 2007 spec engine, I am sure there are a few raised eyebrows over at Honda, having let him slip from their grasp and now see him become a protagonist. Colin seems to be having fun, now that the pressure of being on a full works bike is off of him. I just want Yamaha to have the minerals to give James and Colin the pneumatic-valve engines at Jerez, they are hampered by the low top speed of the old engine. Hopefully Vale is just finding his feet on the Bridgestones

Josh. You forgot to click your disagree button for Grahams' post

As always the Yam is looking very impressive.

And James is doing a stunning job, its great to see. As was the 125's having 3 boys up their in the 125 is great!

Great to have a brit to support again in the MotoGP class. James is doing a fantastic job on the older, lesser powered yamaha engine. The boys got talent! Hope he gets better with every race, which i know he will as he is a very down to earth kind of guy. It'll make going to Donington all the more exciting.

cheddar cheese and pickle. james, brad, web, redding, chaz, hodgson, and the triumph 675 reasons to be cheerful.

Two things could affect JT & Colin E's chances - Roger Burnett commented a couple of days ago they need to keep their spring valve motor's wound off to conserve fuel, and my suspicion they're going to be tempted to burn out their tyres on other sections trying to offset lack of top speed down the 1Km+ straight.
I really hope it ain't so and I'd be chuffed to see 'em on the podium, but with those problems anything above 8th will be superb and top 10 won't be shodddy.

I wasn't a JT fan in WSBK, but i'm mightly impressed so far with how quickly he has taken to the Yamaha, although without "full" factory support, the bike was designed around Mitchelin tyres and it sorta speaks for itself with the first free practice results. Poor Rossi thought that bridgestone were the tyres to be on but again the Dukes have a few years on the Yams with development on this tyre.

I actually want JT to get a podium but if he is on the last corner on the last lap with a factory duke on his rear tyre im afraid that thing won't even need a slipstream to get past him to the chequered flag. If its close at the finish with 1st place in sight,I wont blame him for being annoyed!

Doesnt surprise me at all. The 08 Yamaha seems to be a missile,, they ve gained 11kph in the qatar straight compared to the 07 bike ...
JT is a world champ and a hell of a rider. And these moto gp bikes are easy to ride for guys this talented. Lok at Lorenzo, Dovi, JT, Pedrosa won races in his first year too ... That never happened with the 2strokers ...

i went to phillip island last weekend to see the wsbk and managed to talk to the boss of ten kate team and he was saying he doesnt think the motogp boys quite relise how determind james is about his motogp ride and how focused he becomes when he wants to acheive somthing, he said he has never met any one so determind to acheive his goal as james,also i got to talk to bayliss and he wished james all the luck in the world which i thought was nice.sorry for the name dropping and spelling its to early in the morning for this.