Mugello MotoGP: Top 5 quotes after qualifying
Yamaha MotoGP's Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi set a hot pace at the Autodromo del Mugello, securing first and second position on the grid for tomorrow's Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley
| Cla | # | Driver | Bike | Time | Gap | km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 |  Maverick Viñales |
Yamaha | 1'46.575 | 177.171 | |
| "Qualifying was really special and very nice. I gave my 100% and the bike was working really well and I did my best. Honestly, I‘m so pleased with the work of the team, because we did a really good job in FP4. We modified the bike in a better way and we improved, so I‘m quite happy about that." | ||||||
| 2 | 46 |  Valentino Rossi |
Yamaha | 1'46.814 | 0.239 | 176.774 |
| "Today we did great work, carrying on from yesterday. My condition improved and we also improved the setting of the bike. This morning was the first practice that I ended in P1 this season, so I‘m very happy because I did a great lap time. This afternoon I was also strong, but unfortunately I made a stupid mistake at the end of FP4 and I slid. Fortunately it was no problem, also because it was with the second bike, I didn't damage the right bike. However, I lost a bit of feeling, so to make this second place was good, even better than normal, because when you start with a mistake, maybe you need it sometimes. I think the race will be very tough from every angle, because it looks like there are six other bikes with the same pace, so to start from the front row is very important." | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso |
Ducati | 1'46.835 | 0.260 | 176.739 |
| “I am very happy to start from the front row here at Mugello! Qualifying wasn’t easy at all because it was very hot and the track grip was lower. Mine wasn’t a perfect lap but it was good enough to earn me a front row slot and confirmed the good job we’ve done this weekend. I’m also satisfied with my race pace because in FP4 we started with very used tyres and we had the same speed as the other riders. I’m confident for tomorrow, when we’ll see if the excellent job we’ve done these last couple of days will be enough to fight for the podium.” | ||||||
| 4 | 51 | Michele Pirro |
Ducati | 1'46.878 | 0.303 | 176.668 |
| “First of all I’d like to thank the guys in the Ducati Test Team who I work with all year, and who deserve some of the merit for this good performance. Unfortunately I missed out on the front row because of a small mistake I made in the final sector, where I can improve a bit more and where we’ll work on tomorrow in the warm-up. Fourth place on the grid is any case a good result, but tomorrow I’ll have to get a good start, stay with the leading group and try and set consistent lap times to do a good race." | ||||||
| 5 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa |
Honda | 1'46.999 | 0.424 | 176.468 |
| “I think all in all, we achieved a good qualifying result today, because at this track it’s quite easy to be followed and lose some positions. But in the end, I think fifth is a good result. Lap times weren’t extremely fast, maybe because it was very hot and it was difficult to do good lap times. Anyway, we worked a lot with the tyres, gathering the information to make our choice tomorrow. There are several other riders with a good pace, but we must focus on our bike and tyres, trying to do our best with them, to get a good start, to be strong in the first couple of laps, and then to keep up a good pace.” | ||||||
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