This will be
Shinya Nakano's final race for the Konica team before he makes his move to the Honda Gresini team for 2008, so he is hoping to repay his team with a positive result.
"I think both the team and myself want to do something special for the last race of the season," said Nakano, "I love the Valencia track itself as there are some very challenging corners and the layout is enjoyable. Compared to the last two races in Australia and Malaysia, conditions will be different again. We are more likely to see colder conditions and this will mean we will need to find a good tyre for the race. This has been a difficult year for us all in the Konica Minolta Honda Team, but I believe we can do something better this weekend at Valencia."
Giulio Bernardelle the team's Technical Director agreed with Nakano regarding tyre choice being essential, "At Valencia we hope to have some good material to work with from Michelin and this should give us some potential for the last race of the season. Valencia is a very different track compared to Sepang and Phillip Island. Normally it is not so difficult for the rider as the result comes from the machine setting and the tyre choice. We hope to have a good possibility to make a good job this weekend and we are hoping that our situation should be better. The whole Team are hoping to make a good result in this, the last race of the season."
JiR is set to merge with Team Scot and run its 250cc title contender
Andrea Dovizioso in
MotoGP next year.
