Pol Espargaro qualifies 9th at Phillip Island

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Pol Espargaro undertook a confident charge to qualify on the third row of the grid for tomorrow’s race at the fast flowing and meandering Phillip Island circuit in Australia.

The high flying rookie began the day by finishing in 5th position in the morning session with an impressive time of 1’29.635 which was just over a tenth of a second from the front row.

The 23 year old rider’s positive wave of confidence continued into the afternoon qualifying 2 practice and despite the tricky situation with the weather, the Spanish rider embarked on a strong willed qualifying mission.

He finally blazed across the finish line with a best time of 1’28.968 which was only over half a second from the top of the time sheet, illustrating the close competition today.

Nevertheless, his performance sees him confident for the battle tomorrow which he will start from 9th position on the grid for round 16 of the 2014 MotoGP World Championship.

Pol Espargaro
“To be honest today’s result is not what we were aiming for and I think it will be a bit of a challenge to battle through the field to get to where I want to be in the race, but I am still ready for the action. We have been a bit uncertain about the front tyre choice for the whole weekend and that didn’t make things any easier for me during my first visit here on a MotoGP bike. Today in qualifying 2, I decided to use the softer compound of tyre, even though I was faster on the harder one, but as it rained just before the start of the session the track cooled slightly so we went for the softer option. This was probably a small mistake, but I am learning more every race. Still, to be 9th means that I am on the third row so I am sure that I can make up some positions and ride to a strong finish at Phillip Island.”

Source: Tech3 Communications

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