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YAMAHA : QUALIFYING

Second row for Yamaha Italia duo

/noticias.info/ Round: 8 - Europe
Circuit: Brands Hatch
Date: 6 August 2005
Temp: 24°C
Weather: Sunny


Yamaha Motor Italia riders Noriyuki Haga and Andrew Pitt will start tomorrow’s two 25-lap superbike races from the second row after a strong showing in superpole at Brands Hatch today.

Both riders clocked their best lap of the weekend on their grid deciding qualifying lap, with the popular Haga recording sixth with a 1:27.044 while Pitt will start alongside his Japanese team-mate, in seventh, just a fraction of a second behind with a 1:27.192.


Ending regular qualifying in third and fifth respectively, there was a slight disappointment at being unable to improve the rider’s provisional grid positions but the team, boosted by Haga’s win last time out in Brno, have been impressed by the strong showings of both riders throughout the race weekend. In race trim, Haga was fastest in the final free practice session, with Pitt also able to put in consistent lap times on race settings.

Yamaha Motor France rider Norick Abe endured a tough initiation to the Brands Hatch circuit, slipping back to 21st place on his first outing at the technically demanding English circuit, one place ahead of team-mate Sèbastien Gimbert.

Pole position for tomorrow's race will be championship leader Toy Corser (Suzuki).


Noriyuki Haga
“We have been strong all weekend. The bike is not 100 percent how I want it, but it is close and we will try a few more things to make it even better for the race. My superpole lap was ok, not perfect but not bad. I think we can be strongest when it matters most in the race

Andrew Pitt
“I made a bit of mistake at Dingle Dell, which cost me some time, but I’m happy to be on the second row and happy with our preparations for the race. I’ve had a good feeling for the bike all weekend and now I just can’t wait for tomorrow’s race. I’ll be looking for a good start and aiming to get on the podium.”

Massimo Meregalli
“I am very happy with how things have gone so far this weekend, but of course it tomorrow’s race that matters. Both our riders have found good settings and we are decided on which tyres we will use in the race. Noriyuki always likes to try some last minute changes to the bike, so we will try a few things there, but otherwise we are all looking forward to the races.”

Norick Abe
“Brands Hatch is another new circuit for me and although I was able to improve my time from yesterday, unfortunately the other riders improved more. For the race we still have a few more adjustments to make and with some good starts I can make improvements in the races.”


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