It was a tricky weekend across the board for the Honda riders, who couldn't quite seem to get the right setup for the Catalunya circuit. Fortunately for the Repsol team, Nicky Hayden managed to put in some fast laps towards the end of the main session and came second. For teammate Pedrosa this was the first experience of a MotoGP bike in the wet, and he says he's pleased with his progress.

Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda: 1m 58.921s

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"It's really nice to see a little bit of the winter's work pay off and have a good feeling in the wet. I know this session doesn't really mean anything but when I crossed the line and looked at the screen I was actually on top, so I was pretty excited there for a second. I'm not one of those guys to talk about how hard we've worked because norma...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=176&Itemid=29)