Silverstone MotoGP: Top 5 quotes after qualifying
Home hero Crutchlow secures pole at Silverstone
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| Cla | # | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 |  Cal Crutchlow |
Honda | 2'19.265 | |
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“We’ve all worked so hard for this, so it doesn’t come as a great surprise in the wet. In the dry or the wet though my pace is good, and I have felt great all weekend. I’ve been doing some small tests for Honda and it has been difficult jumping from bike to bike. Then in qualifying I made sure I pushed to the maximum to make sure I kept the front tyre up to temperature because we went with the harder option. When I set the fastest lap we were three seconds clear and the rain was getting worse so I didn’t take any more risks after that because I didn’t want to crash out on the last lap. I was pleased with the way it went with the limited track time we had in the rain. It’s a really good result for the LCR Honda Team, they are one of the hardest working outfits in the whole paddock. They never complain, and they keep backing me, so it’s great to be able to reward them today. I’m proud to get the pole position in the British Grand Prix and although it’s going to be long and difficult, I will be giving my best whatever.” |
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| 2 | 46 |  Valentino Rossi |
Yamaha | 2'20.263 | 0.998 |
| “When we have these conditions it‘s always difficult, but we were lucky that it was also wet in Free Practice so we could improve the bike and make a better setting and balance. In Free Practice I wasn‘t very confident, but the bike improved a lot so I felt good for qualifying and I was able to push. Starting from second place is very important for tomorrow‘s race, but now we have to wait for the conditions, because on the dry we aren‘t very strong. We need to work, so we wait and see what happens tomorrow.” | |||||
| 3 | 25 |  Maverick Viñales |
Suzuki | 2'20.514 | 1.249 |
| “The session today was really difficult, in FP4 when rain came I really couldn’t find any feeling with the bike, the track was so slippery and I was very worried. Luckily my team did a great job, I must be grateful to them because they changed the set-up and the electronics for the Q2 and the machine resulted to be much more easy to ride. We have also struggled a lot in the wet, while now finally all in a sudden we are there and competitive with the others. The position looks good for a positive race, either in sun and rain.” | |||||
| 4 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa |
Honda | 2'20.742 | 1.477 |
| “I’m happy with today’s result because the track conditions were really difficult and super slippery; the grip wasn’t good, so the rear tyre wasn’t getting the temperature, especially in qualifying under heavy rain. Anyway, I improved my pace lap by lap, and in the end fourth on the grid is positive in view of the race. We need to start well and catch the front group to find a good rhythm. We’ll see what the weather brings us and we’ll try to get the best result possible. I would also like to congratulate Toni (Bou) for winning the Title today. I know him very well, we’re friends and I’m very happy for him. You can learn a lot from him; he’s very special and he deserves this 20th title. Now it’s time to enjoy it!” | |||||
| 5 | 93 | Marc Marquez |
Honda | 2'20.779 | 1.514 |
| “My feeling was very good both in the dry and wet, but we implemented a small change to the setup for the rain that didn’t work as expected. I went out in Q2 and couldn't feel the rear tyre too much, nor did I have the confidence I had in FP4, but I decided to push and try to do a good lap. When I was about to do the next, final lap, I ended up crashing. Nevertheless, I’m pleased because in general the feeling was very good and we just need to return to the previous setup tomorrow. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Toni Bou for his 20th Trial World Championship because it shows his ambition and the desire that he has to keep on winning. We also get along well personally, he’s an amazing guy and I’m very happy for him.” | |||||
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