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Mega post for the qualifying session at Motegi |
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Posted by Staff
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Saturday, 22 September 2007 |
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Ducati Marlboro Team riders Loris Capirossi and Casey Stoner will start
tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix from the third row of the grid after running
eighth and ninth fastest during this afternoon's qualifying
session.
World Championship leader Stoner scored better in free practice,
using race tyres, the Australian ending the first three sessions in fourth
place. During qualifying his set-up didn't work so well, but he is confident of
making detail adjustments during warm-up so that he can have a strong race.
Capirossi, winner here in 2005 and 2006, has moved forward during the weekend
and is confident of a decent race tomorrow.
LORIS CAPIROSSI, 8th
fastest, 1m 47.047s
"I have to give credit to my team - they have
been very reactive this weekend and even if we are struggling again, as usual
with the power delivery which doesn't seem to suit my riding style, we've made a
few small steps forward. We've tried a lot of small changes and finally we found
a race pace with which I am satisfied. Of course, my rhythm isn't the fastest
but it's not so bad, around the low 48s. I think it is the rhythm for a
reasonable race tomorrow."
CASEY STONER,
9th fastest, 1m 47.121s
"Today we couldn't get a good feeling with
the bike, no matter what we did. I was frustrated because I think we could have
improved my time with my second qualifying run but the change we'd made to the
setting made braking difficult, so when I came into the last chicane the bike
wouldn't go back a gear, so I destroyed the last corner and lost more than half
a second. The tyres weren't so bad and to be honest the setting we had this
morning was quite good, but as soon as we started the afternoon session that
setting didn't seem to work, so we struggled to find a solution. We know we have
to improve a little bit more and I think we will try another direction during
warm-up. If we can improve a bit in the morning, starting from the third row
shouldn't be a big problem. Normally we get good start and with a few passes we
can get to the front."
from Ducati Marlboro Team press
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