Qualifying - Monza
THE DUCATI XEROX TEAM MAKES A STRONG START TO THEIR
QUEST FOR A HOME WIN AT MONZA
 The
Ducati Xerox Team made a strong start to the weekend's proceedings
in the first qualifying session this afternoon at Monza, with
Troy Bayliss and Michel Fabrizio attaining respectively the
second and seventh fastest times. Bayliss and his factory
squad were able to clock up some consistently fast laps during
both this morning's free practice and the afternoon's qualifying
while Fabrizio spent time learning how best to approach the
track on board the Ducati 1098 F08.
Troy Bayliss 1m46.3s
"It's gone pretty well today yes. We made a few changes
for the qualifying session this afternoon. I did more than
race distance on the front tyre this morning and nearly race
distance on both tyres this afternoon, and times were very
consistent which is good news. We'd like to improve further
tomorrow, with a few different things to try out. Several
people are going strong of course, just as we expected. Max
(Neukirchner) is going well today but he didn't do as many
consistently fast laps as we did this afternoon. Anyway, we're
very happy for the time being and will see if we can go faster
again tomorrow."
Michel Fabrizio 1m46.8s
"I'm pretty content overall with the work we've done
today. I of course know the track very well but riding the
Ducati here is new for me and it seems like certain points
of the circuit require a bit of a different approach. Today
I had some problems for example at the Parabolica where I
lost a few tenths. I'm feeling quite confident about the performance
of the tyres and the bike set-up so it's really just a matter
of learning how to ride the F08 at this particular track.
Physically I feel ok - my arm hurt a bit by the end of the
afternoon session but that was to be expected - I'd say it's
all going ok for the moment."
TIMES: 1. Neukirchner (Suzuki) 1m45.9s;
2. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 1m46.3s; 3. Kagayama (Suzuki) 1m46.3s;
4. Tamada (Kawasaki) 1m46.4s; 5. Smrz (Ducati) 1m46.6s; 6.
Muggeridge (Honda) 1m46.7s; 7. Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) 1m46.8s
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