Tech3 Yamaha's James Toseland has admitted he just tried too hard in today's Sepang MotoGP race after crashing out on the fourth lap on a front tyre that wasn't up to temperature.

The two-times World Superbike Champion got mired in a first corner melee after he tried to outbrake a few people, got boxed in and then had to scrap his way out.

"I got boxed in a bit at the first corner. I braked after everybody else and made a couple of places up but ran wide and then it was a real dogfight," said Toseland.

"I was having a close battle with de Puniet and West but then when I picked up my pace I went down. I had to run a harder front tyre to make the race distance and I think it just needed another lap to get the temperature in it.

"I just pushed it too hard and lost the front at turn six. I paid for pushing too hard trying to make up the time I’d lost. I was confident after this morning when I was eighth and we'd make progress with the bike, so it is a bit disappointing.

"This morning we found a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. But getting it nearly right on Sunday morning means you don’t have time to get a proper feeling with the setting and we made a big change with the front.

"We raised the front and got it to steer better because that was the main issue we had. It was causing me a problem on the brakes and entry and that was messing me up for the rest of the corner. I could brake better and it made the bike more balanced for the entry and exit."