Jorge Lorenzo pole at Laguna Seca from start to finish
The MotoGP world champion reached the final qualifying session of the U.S. GP. UU. with the unknown to know how he felt about the YZR-M1 after the sharp fall suffered during FP3 this morning. With time running out, and after setting the fastest time of the morning free, Jorge output when rehearsing with the traction control off and without shifting (action again active control), the Spaniard went down in the Turn 5, a violent exit that left Lorenzo ears sore in the land of Laguna Seca.
Recovered from the shock and somewhat bruised, Jorge Lorenzo has taken the lead in the qualifying session from the first bars of the same, down to 1’22 “with a time of 1’21″ 610, while nobody has been able to beat . With fifty minutes ahead, only Dani Pedrosa went to Yamaha, running to tens of Lorenzo and being the only two drivers who, for much of the session, have been shot in the range of 1’21 “.
With signs of discomfort, Casey Stoner has tried to keep pace with Lorenzo and Pedrosa, making down to 1’21 “to forty minutes at the end of the session. Frenchman Randy De Puniet fell at turn five, the one where George fell this morning, a few minutes later, Bautista also went down in Turn 3 when he was in eighth place on the timesheets.
Spies was another driver who has gone down even earlier, with fourteen minutes remaining, the Texan was the first time pole down so far marked by Lorenzo, albeit with soft tires. With a time of 1’21 “578 and pole time, Lorenzo returned to the attack to lower the record of his teammate at 1’21″ 336 and then 1’21 “221.
Not satisfied with this time, George has again beat its own record for pole with 1’21 “202 at its thirty-sixth round. Stoner, in his last outing in 0072 managed to complete Lorenzo, a second ahead of Pedrosa, which closes the front row at the pole 0178.
Spies, Simoncelli and Dovizioso up the second line, Dovi being the last of the riders who lapped in 1’21 “. Valentino Rossi opened the third line in seventh place, three thousandths faster than Hector Barbera, eight ahead of Nicky Hayden, another driver who has also been dropped without any consequences.
Crutchlow, Edwards and Bautista, twelfth, shape the fourth line; Abraham finished thirteenth, fourteenth and Aoyama Randy De Puniet fifteenth. Capirossi, Elias and close the grill Bostrom of the U.S. GP. UU.