DE:
I’ve got my own personal goals, and really I just want to improve. I want it to work. I’m hungry for good results because I know the bike is capable of them and I know I am too, so I’ve got to keep pushing and improve every time I get on it. I’ve also got to sort out whatever is slowing me down at the moment, but I think we’ve got to the bottom of that now. I’ve worked closely with Andreani and we think we’ve got a good base setting for Valencia. We struggled with the bike set-up for the first two rounds but by the time I get to
Donington I think I will be full of beans. I know where I’m going round there, it’s my home circuit and it should be good.
Q:
Like you say, Donington is a home circuit for you. You raced in front of your home fans in BSB all the time. How special is it going to be competing in front of those same fans but on the world stage now?
DE:
When you are in BSB you do see the same people all the time. For 13 rounds it’s the same paddock and the same people, and there are a lot of friends I haven’t seen since last year. It will be nice to come back; I’ve got a new bike and have been out and done some races, so I should be sharper than usual at this time of year. It will just be nice to come back and see my family and friends and a lot of fans I haven’t seen for a while.
Q:
So it’s onwards and upwards now?
DE:
Absolutely.
