Superpole - Qatar
A CHALLENGING SUPERPOLE FOR THE DUCATI XEROX TEAM
 Both
Ducati Xerox Team riders Bayliss and Fabrizio took part in
today's closely fought Superpole to take seventh and tenth
place respectively on the grid for tomorrow's races. Another
positive qualifying session this morning was followed by Superpole
in which Bayliss failed to match the lap times he had recorded
earlier. Team-mate Fabrizio improved on his best qualifying
time but a competitive field and decisions regarding tyre
usage meant that unfortunately neither rider was able to secure
a front-row start.
Troy Bayliss 1m59.2s
"We changed bikes just before the session and I didn't
feel totally happy. I think it would have been better to do
Superpole on a race tyre. I was really happy earlier this
afternoon when we used race tyres during the session so that's
a positive thing. It doesn't take much for the lap to be less
than perfect and there are several of us running with times
that are really close , so the result is that I've taken seventh
place which is not as good as I had hoped."
Michel Fabrizio 1m59.4s
"I hoped to do better today in Superpole but I wasn't
feeling totally well, I have a bit of a temperature, so at
the end of the day I'm quite happy with how I went. I'm ready
for tomorrow, we seem to be ready with regard to the bike's
settings so if we can get the right tyre combination then
we should be able to do well. The wind was again an issue
but now we just have to wait and see how it is tomorrow and
whether I can get a good start from my place on the grid."
TIMES (Superpole): Corser (Yamaha) 1m58.0s; Xaus (Ducati)
1m58.6s; Biaggi (Ducati) 1m58.7s; Neukirchner (Suzuki) 1m58.9s;
Lanzi (Ducati) 1m58.9s; Haga (Yamaha) 1m59.0s; Bayliss (Ducati
Xerox) 1m59.2s; Kagayama (Suzuki) 1m59.2s; Checa (Honda) 1m59.4s;
Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) 1m59.4s
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