Friday, 19th October 2007

Shinya Nakano suffered a tough opening day at the Malaysian Grand Prix, falling twice on his way to 18th position.

The Konica Minolta Honda rider's first incident occurred in first practice, when he hit the back of Chaz Davies.

The second crash, during the afternoon session, happened when the former 250cc World Championship runner-up lost the front of his RC212V, leaving the Japanese kicking the gravel with anger as he walked away.

"It's not been my day today," said Shinya. "This morning Chaz Davies was ahead of me and he had a problem with his engine and suddenly slowed in front of me and I hit him from behind. This afternoon I was pushing hard and lost the front, maybe because of the combination of our tyres and suspension not being perfect.

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"The new asphalt and weather conditions makes things very difficult for all the riders. There are fewer bumps than before, which is good, but much less grip. Tomorrow we will work hard to improve our situation," he declared.

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