Monster Yamaha's James Toseland says he is frustrated by his MotoGP qualifying performance at Jerez today and reckons that as soon as he fixes one problem another one crops up.

The two-time World Superbike Champion ended up 14th on the grid but only half a second slower than team-mate Colin Edwards and Toseland insists he can run at the same pace as the top six.

“It has been a frustrating day. We have been working a lot on the bike and when we cure one problem we create another. That session was almost like a test than a qualifying session and it is frustrating because I feel like I can definitely run the pace around the top six," said Toseland.

"I'm just trying to find a compromise between good braking stability and acceleration exiting corners. We seem to improve in one area but then sacrifice something in another area. My pace wasn't too bad on the hard compound race tyre, so if I can get a good start and get away with the pack in front I'm sure I can have a good race and be in there fighting.

"We'll definitely be working hard tonight to improve for the race. I'll be giving it my all as always and hope to show Mark Hall how strong the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team is.”