In Qualifying it all came together and then in the Round of 14 it was great, then in the 8 and the 4, it didn't feel different. Maybe I was a little bit out of rhythm

To be honest, I didn't expect to win Quali here today, it seemed to take longer to adjust to this track. I think if we can do this again tomorrow, we'll be sitting pretty

Training time is important and we lost that in FP2, so it hurts because you don't have anything to refer to. It was an error I didn't think I'd make, but it is what it is, so we'll just go out there and do it

It feels good; it was a hard fought Final 4, but it was always going to be a hard fought Final 4, the way everyone is flying everyone can get on the podium

I am satisfied with the run and today was a bit of a lottery with the Qualifying session. We were really quick, but it just got faster and faster. That's the way racing is, it is so very close, and you need to take every thousandth of a second

The first session I was feeling it out because, once again, it's a new plane – which it seems like every race. Today was the first time I'd flown it low level sine the configuration had changed and it worked

There was quite a bit of wind shift and I'm a little disappointed I'm not on the podium. Five points in the championship is nothing and I think it's better to be in third or second place and then take the top spot in Chiba

First run I was trying to get the best time, but I pulled up a little early and got a penalty, so in the second run I took it a little bit slower with safer lines. I don't care who I'm racing against, I'll just go as fast as I can

It was a good day. We have a new cowling and wingtips that we are testing and it's going well, I'm pleased with them, but we're checking the data. They've not changed the handling but they've given us more airspeed - I think

We are super happy with the second place. Of course first place would've been better and we lost it by a small margin. All weekend we got faster and faster here and were also being consistent

I felt really good, which will bring a lot of confidence for tomorrow. I think the wind has changed a little bit as well as the temperature, so the guys were so much faster, but hats off to them

It's always good to go to a new country; it's exciting to see how the fans take it and how they cheer for us. We're looking forward to a packed beach and we're expecting a lot of friends and family to come

I'm very, very, very, very disappointed. It's another technical issue which has decided the race for us. This time it was the RPM

We're up against Kirby and he started flying very quickly today. It will depend on how he sleeps tonight and how I sleep tonight, so it will be a good duel that hopefully is not decided by a stupid mistake

The racetrack, even though it's not super technical, is interesting because it gives us opportunities to play a little bit with the trajectory. I like it very much

I think Martin would have beaten me even without my penalty. I thought it was a good run, but the track had slowed down and I didn't realise it had slowed down that much

It's going to be a tight race as it's a simple track. Once everyone figures out the best lines in the racetrack the times get really tight. Everybody is really good out here so it could be anybody's race

It wasn't too bad today, we picked up a little bit in the last run, but we're probably still 6/10ths off the pace. Like anything we'll go back and look at it all, I'm sure there are places I could make it up

Racing against Yoshi in the Round of 8 was not an easy task, but generally I'm very happy with the performance this week. We were always improving our timings in the Free Practices

I've been chasing the other guys for quite some years. I cannot relax for a second and we'll always push to the maximum as a team to reach our goals

It was very amazing to fly in my home country knowing that the crowds are cheering you on. As soon as the canopy is closed we put it in the background and focus on the lines in the track

After the dream run of Abu Dhabi, this week has been a little more difficult. We had issues with the aeroplane to work out, which are challenging even though you try not to let it affect you

We had a few things with the raceplane in the morning session which we've had to sort out. We're kind of there now. It's good to be back in the track and racing again

Not quite the end to the day we wanted. In the VTM on the first lap I was pulling up over the top and my display failed and blinked on and off – it shouldn't have distracted me, but it did for a split second

I was flying fast but I collected a penalty as I was flying too early in the VTM. But the time was a 57.7s, which would've got us on the podium, so I'm happy with the team and the performance

I was happy with my flight and my time but sadly everybody went faster. It was really surprising. I was where I wanted to be, but the rest of the teams have secrets we didn't get

We're happy with how things are going. The team has been working really well in terms of tactics and I have been doing a lot of preparation before the race and the plane is working really well

It doesn't matter where the race is, it is frustrating to get kicked out in the Round of 14. I was very pleased to fly in front of my friends, and let them be reassured that I did my best and things will work better next time

I was very surprised with my DQ. The plan on those runs was to be as smooth as possible and I was, but it ended up in a DQ for crossing the safety line

It's a race like any other, so right now it makes no difference that it's my home race. I hope it will on Sunday when I've had a good race and I'm talking to fans in French after

It's on me, there's no other excuses other than I made mental errors at Gate 4. I knew I'd rolled a bit early, so I expected the penalty and then I did the worst thing I could've there and let that take over my focus for the rest of the run

It was fun to watch today. I went first so I got to see what happened after that. I was pleased with my runs, but it was obviously not enough, things kept getting faster and faster so maybe the track sped up a bit

The track is not bad. It's enjoyable on the first day because it's a simple track – but it's not boring! The angles into the gates won't really trap you so there's always a bit of room to manoeuvre

I didn't find the right mixture – the plane wasn't as fast as we expected. I didn't see any major mistake but maybe in the last VTM I pulled a little too soft; I think maybe that's where I lost it

It was better than we expected even though it's not the fastest time out there, but we're pleased with our improvements. We were one second faster than this morning and two seconds faster than yesterday

We were fifth in FP1 and we got hotter this afternoon, so it's not the best, but we know where the differences are and can make it up in FP3. This track is beautiful – it's super tight, super constricted, so it keeps you really busy

After the penalty I was really surprised – I couldn't see it from inside the plane so I have to check the video. For sure we are very disappointed. We had a really, really hard week with a lot of problems with the plane

I tried to avoid my mistakes in Qualifying and I did better, and was almost two seconds faster, but it wasn't enough.

I was faster and now I feel better to try something new. We will check the data and see if the raceplane is working well but I'm quite satisfied

Of course I'm not happy, I got a penalty and I don't know why. I will have to check it. I've been getting a lot of funny calls this week so it's not good

It was great today; we're happy. It's been a great improvement since Free Practice 1 until Quali, we've been shaving off almost two seconds per flight. We don't care who we fly against tomorrow

It's a nice track, its very compact. Gates 4, 5 and 6 are quite tricky. It's demanding – you can not stay calm, you have to be focused the entire time