Frankie Chili, NCR Ducati:
"My 998RS NCR Ducati Axo performs quite well," - said Frankie at the end of the day - "and I feel well too. This circuit has a special place in my heart and I love it. Of course is not easy to run together with factory riders, I'm able to do it for some lap, but the race is long and it's difficult, and not because my physique is not OK. Together with Dunlop we've done a good job and I'm confident for Sunday's race."

Nori Haga, Playstation Aprilia:
"I've never ridden at Imola before but I liked it: it's a fast, technical track, just the way I like it. We soon found the right set-up. The Aprilia's a fast bike and the tires are fine. I'm very happy and I think I'll be able to do a good qualifying round and two great races."

Troy Bayliss, Ducati Corse:
"We tried lots of different things in that session, but now we need to come up with something better if we're going to get closer to Colin in qualifying. It's hard to be happy when someone is going a second faster than you but I'm sure me and the guys will find something extra tomorrow. I'm missing something in the third split so that's where we're going to have to work and find a setting that will help me go over the bumps, because the bike feels quite harsh"

Ruben Xaus, Ducati Corse:
"My lap time wasn't so good today, last year we were riding much faster here. It was a tough practice with red flags twice, then oil, then when I got out with a qualifier I always found someone else in the middle, which made me lose concentration. I was waiting for a second qualifying lap but then there was a big crash somewhere else and there were yellow flags in three corners. Although the surface is pretty rough it has good grip, but when it gets oily then it becomes quite hairy. I improved a lot in the afternoon and tomorrow I hope to be there with Colin."

Ben Bostrom, L&M Ducati:
(crashed) "I went to accelerate out of the corner and for some reason the bike accelerated, then spun really quick and spat me off. That was my quick lap and I was sliding across the finish line. I wasn't even trying to push on that lap either, my quick lap was going to be the next one. My left hand slapped down so hard at first I couldn't feel it, but it's OK now."

Chris Walker, Kawasaki:
"It's my first time here but the circuit is great fun to ride. There are a fair few changes of tarmac and a lot of elevation over the lap, so it's proving a little bit difficult to learn. At the moment I seem to be able to put in some quick lap times, but only as long as I am with someone - preferably an Italian who knows his way around. But when I'm on my own I'm struggling, and we've hit a bit of a brick wall with reference to bike set-up. The plan now is to try something fairly different for tomorrow on one of the bikes and see what progress we can make."