The Spaniard Dani Pedrosa (Honda) signed the first position peak of the season on Saturday in qualifying the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix, ahead of teammate Marc Marquez and Italian Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) who can clinch tenth world title Sunday.
11 / 1000th of a second, Rossi snatched the last place on the first line to Jorge Lorenzo, his teammate but also its only competitor for the title. The Italian is ahead of the Spaniard by 11 points in the standings of the Championship to end the two races.
Pedrosa already twice at Sepang winner (2012, 2013), defeated 7 / 10th of a second the lap record which belonged to Marquez from last year when he won at Sepang.
Both Honda therefore seem most comfortable on the long circuit of more than 5 km and off a block away. They should play a crucial role in the awarding of the title, which it complained hint Rossi. It felt at the sight of the progress of the Australian Grand Prix, a thrilling race for 27 laps among the top four drivers in the world, “Lorenzo had found an ally in the person of Mark.”
– Psychological War –
Last week, Marquez had won before Lorenzo, Iannone and Rossi, which allowed the Mallorcain to take 7 points to his team mate
. psychological warfare seems full swing again after two years of truce between the two Yamaha riders
On Saturday in qualifying, Rossi blew politeness Lorenzo -. which fell without gravity in the 4th session free – in the final seconds. “It was very important to start from the front line, but nothing is done,” he commented.
The Briton Cal Crutchlowx (Honda) and Italian Andrea Iannone (Ducati) will complement the second line.
In Moto2, the Swiss Thomas Luthi (Kalex) also signed the first pole of the season before the world champion 2015, the French Johann Zarco and his runner in the Championship, the Spaniard Alex Rins.
“In the last qualifying round, I was behind a pilot, I had a little hesitation and I lost time,” Zarco already recognized author of seven positions tip this season.
Finally, in Moto3, Briton Danny Kent (Honda) will have a new chance to be crowned world champion Sunday. He will start from the second row, three places behind the Portuguese Miguel Olveira (KTM), its main competitor for the title. The Italian Niccolo Antonelli (Honda) scored his second pole of the season after that achieved in the Czech Republic
10.24.2015 12:02:46 -. Sepang (Malaysia) (AFP) – © 2015 AFP
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