On his 1:48.1 lap:
That lap was clean and it felt good. It doesn't count 'til March, but I wish that one was for the watch. Any time you're quickest, it feels good. I'm sure we'll have to go faster in March but I think we got a great start."

On the new bike:
"It was nice to get so much seat time on the new bike. We didn't test so much new stuff for here as much as stuff in general. We have some more stuff we'll try on it in March."

On the new Dunlop tires:
"Definitely an improvement and the qualifier felt like it lasted a lot longer (than those in the past)."