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Biaggi on Front Row at Losail |
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Written by Moto Hero
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
From Suzuki Racing
BIAGGI GRABS QATAR FRONT-ROW START
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi stunned everybody by storming to second place in Superpole for tomorrow's opening World Superbike Championship round in Qatar - despite never ever having done a Superpole lap before.
He was fifth overall in regular qualifying, but a super-smooth lap of 1:58.724 saw him finish just behind Troy Corser (Yamaha). Third quickest was James Toseland (Honda) with Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) fourth.
Biaggi's team mate Yukio Kagayama made a few mistakes on his Superpole lap but claimed seventh and will start tomorrow's pair of 18-lap races from the second row of the grid.
Max Biaggi - 2nd, 1:58.724:
"Superpole was another new experience for me and I can tell you that I was a bit nervous before I started it. I didn't want to make any mistakes or crash, so I tried to ride as smoothly as I could and get round in the best time. I am very happy because my Superpole lap was the fastest lap I've done this weekend and it means that I am well-placed on the front row of the grid. The bike is working well and I am enjoying all these new experiences, but what matters now is what happens in the races tomorrow. I think we can make a good result and for that I have to thank my Alstare team for all the work they've done. I am just sorry that Francis Batta is not here to see us and I hope he watches it on TV and we can give him a good result."
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CORSER on Yamaha captures Superpole in 07 World Superbike Debut |
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Written by Moto Hero
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
From Yamaha Racing
Corser on pole as 2007 R1 continues impressive debut
Troy Corser lived up to his reputation as the king of superpole in Qatar today, setting a blistering lap time to grab pole position for his first races with the Yamaha Motor Italy WSB Team.
The new-for-2007 YZF-R1 has made an immediate impact in its first world championship outing with Noriyuki Haga setting the pace yesterday and Corser taking pole today. Haga continued his great form in superpole and will join his team-mate on the front row for tomorrow's races.
Corser, who will sit on pole for the 39th time tomorrow, didn't have the ideal preparation for his superpole lap after crashing at the end of the preceding free practice session. The Australian rider had gone out to test the soft qualifying tyre used for superpole but slid off as he entered the second turn.
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World Superbike R1 - Qatar Grid |
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Written by Moto Hero
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
1. Corser (Yamaha) 1m58.402s; 2. Biaggi (Suzuki) 1m58.724s;
3. Toseland (Honda) 1m59.005s; 4. Haga (Yamaha) 1m59.294s;
5. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) 1m59.537s; 6. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 1m59.668s;
7. Kagayama (Suzuki) 1m59.964s; 8. Neukirchner (Suzuki) 2m00.098s;
9. Nieto (Kawasaki) 2m00.240s; 10. Rolfo (Honda) 2m00.414s.
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Haga and Yamaha R1 Lead World Superbike Pack in Qatar |
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Written by Moto Hero
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Thursday, 22 February 2007 |
From Yamaha Racing:
New R1 leads the way in Qatar
Yamaha's new-for-2007 YZF-R1 demonstrated that it is a weapon to be reckoned with in world superbike competition, with Noriyuki Haga scoring provisional pole on the bike's world championship debut in Qatar today.
The Yamaha Motor Italy WSB Team rider topped the timesheets for much of the session onboard the MotoGP-inspired R1, with the Japanese rider particularly happy with his performance because he was concentrating on finding a good set-up to last Saturday's 18-lap race rather than going for an ultimate pole position time. Haga's 1:59.019 provisional pole time was set on race rubber and is the fastest ever superbike lap of the Losail circuit, being over half-a-second faster than Troy Bayliss' qualifying lap last year, and a full second quicker than his own race record.
There was double delight for the Yamaha Motor Italia squad as team-mate Troy Corser also ended the day on the provisional front row. The Australian was also under Bayliss' previous best, posting a 1:59.440 to end the day fourth on the timesheets in his debut with the Italian squad.
Having tested at the circuit just a few weeks earlier, the team arrived in Qatar with a good base setting for their R1s. Despite this, the squad still had a great deal of work to get through in order to get the best out of their machines for Saturday's races. With track temperatures approaching 45 °C on the tarmac, tyre selection could prove critical this weekend. Corser and Haga have access to newer-specification Pirelli tyres this weekend than they had during testing, giving them a heavy programme of tyre testing in the practice sessions.
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Q1 World Superbike - Qatar |
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Written by Moto Hero
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Thursday, 22 February 2007 |
1 Haga (J-Yamaha) 1:59.019, 2 Toseland (GB-Honda) 1:59.056,
3 Max Biaggi (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:59.369, 4 Corser (Aus-Yamaha) 1:59.440,
5 Lanzi (I-Ducati) 1:59.459, 6 Bayliss (Aus-Ducati) 1:59.507,
7 Yukio Kagayama (J-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:59.805, 8 Xaus (E-Ducati) 2:00.244,
9 Rolfo (I-Honda) 2:00.258, 10 Nieto (E-Kawasaki) 2:00.309.
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