MV Agusta’s Leon Camier has admitted he was surprised by his pace during the opening day of free practice and that the chasing pack didn’t make a big step forward in the afternoon.

Camier was third fastest this morning, dropping to fourth in the second session but was only outdone by Chaz Davies’ works Ducati by a single tenth. However, the Briton is counting on a maiden MV podium just yet as he says there is still a lot to be done in Superpole and for the race tomorrow.

“I wasn’t expecting to be as fast as this, after this morning we were P3 and I thought that everyone else was going to make a big step in the afternoon. The bike was working well and I had a good feeling from the first few laps here, we’ve made some small improvements but the pace is pretty good,” said Camier.

“For the race were going to have to find something else here, maybe it’s something with tyres but all in all the bike is working well so we’ll see what happens for the race. We have qualifying first so it will be tough but it’s good to be fast. I think the circuit is amazing, I enjoy the lay out, it’s unique and special but as long as the bike is working good I don’t care what track it is.”