"It's often forgotten that I have a two-year contract. I trust in this team [but] it's the last month, where there has been no progress, which has been the worry."
Ducati's Andrea Iannone claims maiden premier class pole with record lap at Mugello in front his home fans ahead of the Italian MotoGP, Marc Marquez on row five after knock-out blow in Q1.
'I'm not really satisfied that the gap to the front increased today [Wednesday;] yesterday we were under a second away, but today we're 1.5s off' - Scott Redding
Jorge Lorenzo earns first MotoGP victory of season, Aleix Espargaro and Cal Crutchlow on podium, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa caught out by wet conditions, Valentino Rossi taken to hospital for scan
"Good luck to Leon - I am happy the team was able to find such an experienced rider with his credibility to hold the fort until I get back" - Nicky Hayden.