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maggio 13, 2018 - Yamaha Racing
WorldSSP - Masterful Mahias Times it Perfectly to Secure Pole at Imola
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QualifyingThe GRT Yamaha Official #worldssp Team enjoyed a superb Saturday at Round 5 of the 2018 FIM Supersport World Championship. Reigning #worldssp Champion, Lucas Mahias, secured his third pole position of the season in a dramatic, rain-affected SP2 after setting a brilliant 1:53.042 in what turned out to be a race against the weather. His teammate Federico Caricasulo had been the man to beat at his home round on Friday and he maintained this form, despite the tricky conditions in SP2, to qualify in fourth for Sunday's race. European Supersport Cup rider Alfonso Coppola continued his impressive progress in his rookie #worldssp season as he qualified in 26th, incredibly improving his best time from Friday's FP1 by 2.5s.
The weather has been glorious all weekend at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, but just as the bikes were being warmed up for #worldssp SP1, ominous grey clouds appeared and a storm was on its way. This meant qualifying was a case of who could set the fastest time before the heavy rain arrived in an exciting game of cat and mouse.
Mahias (71 points) arrived in #imola having seen his championship lead reduced to just one point after two tricky races at Aragon and Assen. Determined to take the fight to his rivals in #imola, the 28-year-old French rider had rediscovered the feeling with his R6 during Friday's practice that he had enjoyed in Phillip Island and Thailand, finishing FP2 in second overall, just 0.051s behind his teammate Caricasulo. This theme continued in FP3 as he again ended the session in second, this time just 0.065s off the pace of his teammate but the best was yet to come. As the riders were waiting for pit lane to open for SP2, the rain started to fall and this saw everybody scramble to get out on their bikes as soon as possible and try and set a lap time on slicks before the track became too wet.
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