Germany Qualifying

 Hayden gets it, but you have to go 15th posistion to find the first guy
1 second slower, thats close racing!!!

Rossi 4th 0.188 off pole and Biaggi 6th 0.269 off pole, basically
qualifying isn't representing whose going to win but rather who managed
to eek out a fraction of an advantage, the race tomorrow could be a
cracker, lets hope fine weather, and can Rossi win?? Yeah I think so
with Barros and Biaggi on the podium, will Gibs crash again?

Paul

 

Very close indeed. Once more, the Honda contingent seemed to have a
significant, .5s plus advantage leading up to QP, but then Rossi and Edwards
reduce it significantly. I am not one to look at the partial lap analysis,
but when it's this close... and even in there the differences are minimal,
however it seems that Rossi would have won the QP if it was about an
addition of all the best partial rounds. Makes any race prediction just a
wild guess, but my gutfeel would be that the Hondas' early advantage will
count again. Hayden seems strong, and last time he seemed strong he made it
count - I predict  Hayden, Rossi and Biaggi podium. Barros seems to be
falling off too often riding at the other guys' pace. We'll see how Gibernau
does, but he's got to be somewhat mentally screwed up by now. He should
focus on points for the season's No 2 spot fr a few races, given the way
things are going sheer consistency will count for a lot there... and that
perhaps explains why Biaggi, the old fox, is not being spectacular anywhere
and yet still strong in the running for number 2. And perhaps that'll make
it a Hayden-Gibernau-Rossi podium.

Barros seemd to have nothing extra up his sleeve, because he seems to be
falling off every other session. The interesting thing is how many crashes
there have been, it's either the heat making the circuit impredictable, or
it's everybody being very aggressive because going forward it's all about
some wins for perception and bargaining power at the negotiation table.

Could make for some spectacular racing tomorrow.

...pablo

 

What planet are you on?
Rossi struggled during FP(including a rare crash) and pulled out a flyer on
a qualifier, I expect he will march backwards, not forwards, during the
race.
6th or 7th is where he will end up, barring a bunch of people falling off at
the front. Scraping on to the podium is about the best I see for him.
But considering how much of a lead he has in the standings,scoring points
and staying healthy has got to be his goal this weekend...

 Rossi will be in front by the end.
With a good race for second between Hayden & Gibernau if both stay aboard.
Checa to crash (eh, Pablo?)
Barros???  - another podium?

Bummers

jim wrote:

 
Sheesh, good call, man.