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Troy Bayliss and
Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) will line up on the front row of
the grid for tomorrow’s round 3 of the World Superbike
Championship at Valencia after qualifying in second and third
position in Superpole. Just three-tenths of a second separated
the top 4 on the grid as the two Ducati factory riders split two
more Australians, poleman Troy Corser (Suzuki) and Steve Martin
(Petronas) in fourth place.
“We struggled a little bit for grip on that lap but also at the
end of the free practice session I had a crash on the front and
that put me off a little for the Superpole. I had to use a new
front and had to push it on the out lap and that used up my tyre
a bit” declared Troy. “I’m reasonably happy however because I’m
on the front row and got half a decent lap in but it was still
about a second and a half slower than what I’ve done in the
past. It wasn’t much of a crash in the hairpin and I picked the
bike up and went back to the pits but that all just contributed
to not a great lap for me really. I hope we get some good
weather for the races tomorrow, all the tests we’ve done here
have been nice but the conditions have been quite dismal so
far”.
“I am really happy and my satisfaction for getting on the front
row is just as great as it was in Qatar” declared Lorenzo. “I am
right up there with the two Troys, but this time I hope things
won’t go the same way as in the first round and I can express my
full potential. I am starting from the front row, which is what
I wanted, hopefully the conditions will at least be like today.
If it rains, it rains for everyone but the conditions don’t
worry me because in the winter tests we went quite well in the
wet. The feeling with my 999 is really good, in the afternoon I
seem to struggle a bit when it gets warmer but in the warm-up we
will make a change that should help so I am confident of getting
two good results tomorrow”. |
