Toseland: we could raise a few eyebrows

The Tech 3 Yamaha rider showed consistent pace during the three days of the test, but fell during yesterday's session, getting his leg trapped under the bike in a high side accident.

Despite twisting his ankle, the Briton managed to return to action later on to post his best lap of the day and finish as sixth quickest.

"It was a bit of a freak accident and nothing I could have done about it," said Toseland. "It all happened very fast but luckily I only twisted my ankle when I got caught up with the bike. It was on my first lap out of the pits and I just got caught out.

"Whether it was the track conditions or not, I was just tipping in and the rear end came round. I wanted to get back out there and it was nice to get to those times again.

"I didn't want to leave on a bad note. It was nice that even with a few problems like my ankle that I can still end up in the top six. I'd been in the top five in the wet and dry and to finish off in 14th I'd have been a bit deflated."

Toseland, who has one more test before the start of the season, believes he could surprise a few people with his results if he continues to make progress.

"Even with my ankle it was good to still be doing some competitive times," he added. "What's nice is I feel progress at every test I have done. I have been consistently quick here and in the dry and the wet which was encouraging, especially in the wet.

"If I carry on working in this direction hopefully we can raise a few eyebrows. Everybody has been pretty encouraged and I think this is a great team and my guys are why I have been able to progress so quickly.

"It is down to their experience. I'll rest my ankle for a couple of days now and be ready for Qatar, which I'm looking forward to as it is another track I know well."