:01:01. > :01:12.We are ready for a race in San Marino! Lorenzo is absolutely
:01:12. > :01:15.mugging the lot of them. Jorge Lorenzo does it again in Italy. I
:01:15. > :01:35.was really motivated. Marquez is so close now, he's threw
:01:35. > :01:41.down the inside. Rossi will try and cut back. He can lunch down the
:01:41. > :01:49.inside. He does it. Seven laps left. Dani Pedrosa wants a bit. He's
:01:49. > :01:56.going! He stands off his team-mate. He is going to run Pedrosa wide. He
:01:56. > :02:01.made his problem Pedrosa's. Marc Marquez, huge second place. Pedrosa
:02:01. > :02:07.brings it in in third. I did my best on every lap, even at the beginning
:02:07. > :02:12.when I found him super fast. I kept pushing and finally I gave my best
:02:12. > :02:20.every lap. I tried to do every corner perfect. Second place is
:02:20. > :02:32.still important. In the beginning I was going wide and loft.
:02:32. > :02:39.For the third time this season the MotoGP paddock is pitched up in
:02:39. > :02:46.Spain. A very warm welcome to you too arrogant. This is just about the
:02:46. > :02:49.only sign of life for miles around here but it's bristling with energy
:02:49. > :02:53.this weekend, as it prepares to host the 14th round of a chap into battle
:02:53. > :02:57.between three home riders who looks certain to go all the way to the
:02:57. > :03:01.final round at Valencia. Back-to-back wins for Jorge Lorenzo
:03:01. > :03:05.at Silverstone and Misano have bought a metal on points with Dani
:03:05. > :03:07.Pedrosa in second place. With the two old rival still 34 adrift of the
:03:07. > :03:10.new kid on the two old rival still 34 adrift of the
:03:11. > :03:15.knows he can afford to finish second in each of the remaining five rounds
:03:15. > :03:23.to get the title at the first attempt. That is true, but I don't
:03:23. > :03:27.want to be second every race. At the moment the mentality is the same. If
:03:27. > :03:32.I have some possibility when, I will try. If not, I try to be on the
:03:32. > :03:37.podium. Great to hear that Marc is going to be going for the wins over
:03:37. > :03:43.the final five races. But this could be another big chance for him to do
:03:43. > :03:46.exactly that. This is not -- has not traditionally been a good circuit
:03:46. > :03:50.for Jorge Lorenzo. It's the only one he's never won at in Spain. In
:03:50. > :03:58.practice, he's been a little bit off the pace of the Hondas. I was
:03:58. > :04:01.suspecting I would do more. For us, for the moment we are not
:04:01. > :04:05.competitive. We are much slower than we were. We were here four five
:04:05. > :04:11.competitive. We are much slower than months ago. We know exactly what is
:04:11. > :04:19.happening. But we are slow on the breaking. Our past drops a lot in
:04:19. > :04:25.the final two laps. But we are much competitive. That interview was done
:04:25. > :04:28.after free practice yesterday. Not much progress made today, partly
:04:29. > :04:32.because of a mixed session this morning in terms of the weather.
:04:32. > :04:36.We've just had the final free practice and we have the team
:04:36. > :04:40.director with us. What has been Jorge's problem here, he doesn't
:04:40. > :04:47.seem to have moved on so far this weekend? This morning we lost a
:04:47. > :04:51.session. We couldn't test a couple of the solutions we'd prepared.
:04:51. > :04:59.Anyway, the main problem we had yesterday was a lack of grip and
:04:59. > :05:06.also difficulty to stop the bike. This afternoon, the pace wasn't so
:05:06. > :05:11.bad. For sure this is not, Aragorn is not one of the favourites for
:05:11. > :05:17.Yamaha. But I think we will keep pushing because as we already did in
:05:17. > :05:24.the last two races, we found the solution during warm up. You have 15
:05:24. > :05:29.minutes of qualifying coming up to try some last settings. Jorge is
:05:29. > :05:32.really having to ride to his best in the last couple of rounds to win.
:05:32. > :05:37.It's going to take something extra special tomorrow. As we did in
:05:38. > :05:45.Misano in Silverstone, we will probably continue in that way also
:05:45. > :05:49.here. Unfortunately, the conditions were completely different compared
:05:49. > :05:54.to the test. The test was really good. In terms of speed and also
:05:54. > :06:02.pace. We don't know what has happened, but the bike doesn't react
:06:02. > :06:06.in the test. But we are working on it. They are working very hard. I'm
:06:06. > :06:15.pretty sure that tomorrow morning they will come up with some good
:06:15. > :06:19.solutions. But during this pre-prep, if we didn't stop it means that
:06:19. > :06:27.overall the feeling of the bike wasn't so bad. The main priority for
:06:27. > :06:33.us was to test the tyres. We were really considering to use what wants
:06:34. > :06:41.to use for the race. I want to see which one is feeling. I think we are
:06:41. > :06:43.going to see an interesting qualifying session. You will have a
:06:43. > :06:49.little time to chat to him before Q2 qualifying session. You will have a
:06:49. > :06:53.takes place. The last thing you want is to open the curtains this morning
:06:53. > :06:58.and see the cloud and rain we saw in a completely useless session for
:06:58. > :07:01.everybody. It's so frustrating when that happens. Yes, your
:07:01. > :07:07.consideration is right. We prepared a couple of things. Unfortunately,
:07:07. > :07:19.we couldn't, so we had to test this afternoon. We lost time. But we will
:07:19. > :07:23.make up for it. As you saw then, the riders entertained themselves this
:07:23. > :07:27.morning, not much else going out on track. It means the qualifying order
:07:27. > :07:30.for this afternoon was decided on the compound free practice times
:07:30. > :07:38.from yesterday. The top ten automatically through to Q2,
:07:38. > :07:42.including Spa go in ninth place, an impressive performance from him. Cal
:07:42. > :07:46.Crutchlow rebuilding confidence and fitness, not quite there yet after
:07:46. > :07:51.that big crash at Silverstone Ulster but he's back in the top six.
:07:51. > :07:54.Bradley Smith just missing the cut in 13th place. No chance to redeem
:07:54. > :08:00.himself this morning. He will be going out in just a few moments time
:08:00. > :08:03.in Q1. Another name to look out for is Yonny Hernandez on the Pramac
:08:03. > :08:09.Ducati. He's taking the place of Ben Spies for the remainder of this
:08:09. > :08:12.season. The latest rumours regarding Ben are that Ducati want him to go
:08:12. > :08:13.to world Superbikes next year. Perhaps his place in that team could
:08:13. > :08:28.be taken by Eugene Laverty. . Steve and Charlie, Charlie, you will
:08:28. > :08:30.be looking out for his replacement at Paul Bird Motorsport this weekend
:08:30. > :08:43.as well. Indeed. He is chipping away. He's
:08:43. > :08:52.had the odd flash appearance here for us. The grid at the rear end is
:08:52. > :08:56.shuffling a bit. It's always tough for any rider coming in, having run
:08:56. > :09:01.round. You've got to try and get the bike dialled into how you want it. I
:09:01. > :09:05.had a long chat with Damien, he's struggling a bit with lack of engine
:09:05. > :09:10.braking going into the corners. Clouds around at the moment but I
:09:10. > :09:13.think we will get a dry session. The forecast was for rain this
:09:13. > :09:17.afternoon. We see some interesting wildlife around. You've been for
:09:17. > :09:24.walks around the local desert, Charlie? Indeed I have, I was
:09:24. > :09:28.borrowing only this morning. Fantastic architecture around here.
:09:28. > :09:31.It's almost like being on a lunar landscape in some ways, but there
:09:31. > :09:36.are these beautiful towns you go through. They are very ancient
:09:36. > :09:40.indeed. Almost as old as you, partner. Guess, it should be an
:09:40. > :09:42.indeed. Almost as old as you, interesting qualifying session. It's
:09:43. > :09:48.really going to be about that front row. Mr Marquez has been very fast.
:09:48. > :09:57.Bradley Smith getting his last bits of wisdom from Randy. He obviously
:09:57. > :10:01.didn't have any before Bradley went out yesterday, because Brad has made
:10:01. > :10:05.the cut straight into the second practice more than once this year.
:10:05. > :10:12.At this time it wasn't to be. In fact, he's behind Hector Barbera as
:10:12. > :10:17.well. But we've seen Bradley in this position before. He's dug deep and
:10:17. > :10:20.got himself up into the free practice number two qualifying.
:10:20. > :10:25.Let's keep our fingers crossed for him now. The times we are watching
:10:25. > :10:31.for here, well, the fastest outright was Marquez 48.9 yesterday
:10:31. > :10:39.afternoon. At the very best of these guys, Bradley managed a 50.9,
:10:39. > :10:42.Iannone, who was also going to be in this session, was a 50.7. Anything
:10:42. > :10:46.Iannone, who was also going to be in in the low 50s will be interesting.
:10:46. > :10:53.Randy De Puniet had a crash this morning and he's really struggling
:10:53. > :10:57.to put it together. Espargaro is really doing so well, making Poor
:10:57. > :11:04.old Randy look a bit silly. Greene I don't think Brandy has it right.
:11:04. > :11:07.He's been doing a lot of test riding for Suzuki. Suzuki is supposed to be
:11:07. > :11:26.coming back in 2015. Ride on Randy. Bradley going out. He really needs
:11:26. > :11:39.to concentrate, not flop around, use too much engine or tire. Q2 is the
:11:39. > :11:47.real key. Absolutely right. He will get a soft rear tyre given to him.
:11:47. > :11:57.There is usually about two goes at it. They will do a few laps. Steve,
:11:57. > :12:04.if you think about it for Bradley, as Matt was saying, it was
:12:04. > :12:05.frustrating that Jorge didn't get the testing this morning because of
:12:05. > :12:19.the difficult track conditions. Michael Laverty goes across the
:12:19. > :12:31.line. He has switched to be a R T machine, not the PBM Aprilia chassis
:12:31. > :12:36.bike. Michael is saying that the engine management is a lot better on
:12:36. > :12:41.this bike. He's got the bike going into the corners better, engine
:12:41. > :12:45.braking system works a lot better on this because it's got the full
:12:45. > :12:47.system, as opposed to be Dorna system that most of the teams will
:12:47. > :12:56.be running next year. But he is system that most of the teams will
:12:56. > :13:09.encountering some chatter, they are trying to work on that. You've got
:13:09. > :13:14.Kawasaki, Honda powered FTIRs. Within the Paul Bird team, his own
:13:14. > :13:18.chassis and his brilliant off-the-shelf race bike. This man
:13:18. > :13:25.has now been promoted, Michael Laverty having a go at that.
:13:25. > :13:36.Everybody moving up the order a bit. There's a old shuffle of machines
:13:36. > :13:41.OnBoard. Even BMWs out there. This is the first big push for everyone
:13:41. > :13:46.trying to get a lap time out there. This is the long straight going
:13:46. > :13:52.downhill. It is 968 metres long. Not as long as they use in the
:13:52. > :14:02.Superbikes, because Superbikes go into the hairpin. .
:14:02. > :14:08.If you are trying for a fast lap, it sometimes worth sacrificing the
:14:08. > :14:09.corner coming in, so you can get a really good run over the start
:14:09. > :14:41.finish line. Next year, we have a third class in
:14:41. > :14:47.this as well. They will all have to be colour-coded. Iannone should be
:14:47. > :14:49.very quick around here, it is a horsepower so good. The very first
:14:49. > :14:54.very quick around here, it is a time we visited here back in 2010,
:14:54. > :15:04.it was a Ducati win with Casey Stoney. Nicky Hayden was also on the
:15:04. > :15:14.podium in third. We will watch to see who will go with Bradley Smith.
:15:14. > :15:22.A good time for him. Iannone goes fastest. I think Smith will eclipse
:15:22. > :15:27.that. That is an improvement. This looks like a cracking lap from
:15:27. > :15:34.Bradley. Just what he needed. He runs wide and tries to get it neat
:15:34. > :15:39.and tidy. That is a stormer of a lap from Bradley Smith. Well done, son.
:15:39. > :15:45.and tidy. That is a stormer of a lap There is more grip, fresh tyres and
:15:45. > :15:54.he has put a neat one together. Yes, about 0.8 of a second faster than he
:15:54. > :16:02.has done all week. This is the fourth year here at Aragon. We will
:16:02. > :16:16.get another run at this. Yonny heroin Daz -- Hernandez is still
:16:16. > :16:25.pushing hard. Laverty just having an excursion. I think it was Yonny
:16:25. > :16:30.Hernandez that pushed him off. As you go over the line, there is not
:16:30. > :16:44.much time to have a look before you're on the brakes. Here we go.
:16:44. > :16:49.Yes, a lovely lap. Inside we go. Oh! Taking the long way around there as
:16:49. > :16:54.well. As we move our way up the hill. It is an absolutely
:16:54. > :17:05.breath-taking bit of tarmac. It is in the middle of nowhere, but it is
:17:05. > :17:11.an extraordinary course with huge climbs. Really technical up the top.
:17:11. > :17:16.As we watch Bradley on a lap of another half a second. So he's
:17:16. > :17:31.looking extremely good. We shall see, as he crosses the line. And
:17:31. > :17:40.another half a second, a 49.07. Way to go. That time that Bradley's set
:17:40. > :17:42.with seven minutes remaining would have put him sixth fastest
:17:42. > :17:46.throughout that session. So I think have put him sixth fastest
:17:46. > :17:55.he will be coming in and I'm certain that is locked in. He is faster than
:17:55. > :18:00.Iannone. I can't see anyone bettering that time. That is a very
:18:00. > :18:06.good time and it is very encouraging for us that Bradley is finding that
:18:06. > :18:11.sort of grip. We could be in for a stonking main event qualifying, that
:18:11. > :18:16.will kick off in a few minutes. The sun is out. Enough to keep the track
:18:16. > :18:21.temperature up and pretty consistent. The air temperature is
:18:21. > :18:25.not too high and loads of horsepower and horse power you need there for
:18:25. > :18:31.the climb up the hill and to maximise the run back down. And it
:18:31. > :18:38.is tough. This is one place where you could be marginal on fuel. It
:18:38. > :18:51.has been Rossi and Crutchlow have been the two who seem to have used
:18:51. > :18:56.more fuel. That is an issue, it is marginal, the fuelling on the bikes
:18:56. > :19:00.and the circuit is 1,500 feet above sea-level so, the air is thinner.
:19:00. > :19:09.That doesn't help the performance of the engine and on long, high
:19:09. > :19:21.gearing, you need to have plenty of horsepower. The bike feels slower of
:19:21. > :19:26.course, once you're in fifth and sixth gear. It with will feel like
:19:26. > :19:34.you could do with another 50 horsepowers. And you could do with
:19:34. > :19:39.brakes twice the size. It is a monster stop. The brake temperatures
:19:39. > :19:44.are high here, they have all got the high density brake disks on here.
:19:44. > :19:53.Right the way from turn one you have got a big stop into that and another
:19:53. > :19:57.big stop into turn 5, 7 and 8. It is relentless. There is no time for
:19:57. > :20:05.them to cool down. If you're scratching your head, it is another
:20:05. > :20:12.replacement. Scassa is filling in for the rest of year for Karel
:20:12. > :20:17.Abraham. He couldn't get over that injury and his rited is being taken
:20:17. > :20:24.by Scassa. And he is not doing a bad job. He has just stormed into this.
:20:24. > :20:29.He is ninth out of 14. Talk about a vertical learning curve, but it is
:20:30. > :20:37.not a bad job. Arguably he is doing better than Karel Abraham has done
:20:37. > :20:43.this season. He got a shoulder injury. It has been about a lot of
:20:43. > :20:49.crashes this year. He has had a number of tumbles. I think leading
:20:49. > :20:57.that is Yonny Hernandez. I think he is up to 23. He never seems to
:20:57. > :21:04.learn. Good luck to him. 49.07 is the time they're chasing, set by
:21:04. > :21:14.Smith. Iannone has managed 50.06. So it is a storming lap. Hernandez just
:21:14. > :21:36.behind his team mate, Iannone. But showing pretty well. He is a couple
:21:36. > :21:48.of seconds adrift of where you need to be to make it up to Q2. One of
:21:48. > :22:03.the... Oh! I spoke too soon. Yonny Hernandez. That is 23. Perfectly OK,
:22:03. > :22:17.shaking his head. I imagine it has got pretty badly damaged. Yonny is
:22:17. > :22:23.on the Prince Mac-- Primac bike. Another one that has got to get a
:22:23. > :22:30.wriggle on is Hector Barbera. He is still stuck in seventh place. We
:22:30. > :22:37.shall see what is going on as the boys in Primac are watching for the
:22:37. > :22:52.performance of Hernandez and Iannone and then they have not quite made
:22:52. > :22:58.the cut yet. He has now, Hernandez goes over. That is a good time. He
:22:58. > :23:03.is still a second behind Smith. But he has bumped Iannone back down.
:23:03. > :23:11.That will rattle the cage, won't it? He is ahead of Iannone, who has been
:23:11. > :23:18.riding that bike all year. That lap from Hernandez is 100th in front of
:23:18. > :23:25.the best lap by Iannone. But they're still a second behind the time set
:23:25. > :23:30.by Smith. 1.42 left of this session. It will be about what Iannone can
:23:30. > :23:36.do. As we look at it through this section. But it is not going to
:23:36. > :23:42.happen. This could be a lap. He has got the speed and he has buried
:23:42. > :23:49.himself under the screen. He is close on 210mph. He slams the brakes
:23:49. > :23:56.on and he will grip nicely. But he is very deep. He missed the first
:23:56. > :24:04.apex. But you can cutback. It is not a complete disaster missing the
:24:04. > :24:11.first apex and he does it. 1. 50. 39. That was a cracking lap. He did
:24:11. > :24:15.miss the first apex. Here is Hernandez trying to respond. Through
:24:15. > :24:25.the top corner we go and then the run down the hill. Ever so quick.
:24:25. > :24:34.You see his head being buff elted -- buffeted around at that sort of
:24:34. > :24:37.speed. 325K. That is over 200 for him. He is not going to do it. He
:24:37. > :24:42.speed. 325K. That is over 200 for will have to be neat if he does.
:24:42. > :24:47.Across the line he goes. No, he does not improve on his own time. There
:24:47. > :24:53.you go, 19 seconds left and there won't be enough time. Smith wisely
:24:53. > :25:05.sitting it out now. He can wait for the session too. Yonny Hernandez
:25:05. > :25:13.still pressing on. I think that soft tyre that he has got on the back,
:25:13. > :25:20.that machine will be struggling to get enough grip. Most of the riders
:25:20. > :25:31.say two laps is the optimum grip you get. The tyre does drop off. As we
:25:31. > :25:39.see Laverty here. He is in tenth on a 51.07. Michael Laverty on the ART
:25:39. > :25:45.machine. The flags are out. This will be his final run. A good time
:25:45. > :25:54.from him. Laverty goes ninth. So he has improved. That has put him up
:25:54. > :26:02.one more row from where he was in tenth. So as we cross the line as we
:26:02. > :26:08.watch Barbera just trying to do better. A great lap from Aoyama.
:26:08. > :26:14.Really looking good. He only has one more sector left and it is looking
:26:14. > :26:22.strong. He might improve himself up into fourth in the session. We shall
:26:23. > :26:28.see. You can hear the traction control working hard. The engine in
:26:28. > :26:35.see. You can hear the traction the machines. He gets in front there
:26:35. > :26:41.and he is on the limit, engine cut. Bradley Smith and Iannone are the
:26:42. > :27:01.two are going for the Tech 3 and Pramac move forward into the next
:27:01. > :27:08.session. A glimmer of a smile there. He knows that he is just... Dodged a
:27:08. > :27:15.bullet by making it into the next session. So well done. And a 49.07
:27:15. > :27:20.plays very well against the times we have seen. I am wondering, we have
:27:20. > :27:24.had rain over night, whether the track has got cleaned up a bit. We
:27:24. > :27:31.know the teams that came here and tested, Honda and Yamaha, they got
:27:31. > :27:35.down to 148 flat. So faster than we have had. But track conditions
:27:35. > :27:37.change from day-to-day. What a lot of the riders are saying, you get
:27:37. > :27:46.out at a GP weekend and they have of the riders are saying, you get
:27:46. > :27:51.Moto 3 and 2, all running Dunne lop -- Dunlop tyres and that can affect
:27:51. > :27:55.the way the Bridgestones work. So it doesn't matter what you have done
:27:55. > :28:00.testing previously. It is what you can do this weekend. A good effort
:28:00. > :28:13.from Hernandez. That is the first time he has moved up on to the
:28:13. > :28:19.Ducati there. So that is the entire Columbian contingent. We can have a
:28:19. > :28:24.look at the times. That was a good bit of work from Bradley Smith. He
:28:24. > :28:32.found a second in himself. In that last free practice, there is a warm
:28:32. > :28:38.up before the session, free practice 4, Danni Pedrosa was the fastest and
:28:38. > :28:46.then Marquez. That plays pretty well. Pretty close to the 48 that
:28:46. > :28:51.Marquez had done yesterday. So 13th for Hernandez. The best we has had
:28:51. > :29:02.this season. But that is the best bike he has been on all season.
:29:02. > :29:12.Pretty happy about that. So he soub. -- should be. We have a gap before
:29:13. > :29:18.the big guns come out, the top ten. That is Marc Marquez, Pedrosa,
:29:18. > :29:23.Bautista, Rossi, Dovizioso and Hayden. That will be added to by
:29:23. > :29:28.Smith and Iannone. The important thing to remember as well, while we
:29:28. > :29:38.are looking at here. Here is a replay. That is Iannone. That was
:29:38. > :29:46.close. Birdie. That was as close as you like. So... That would have been
:29:46. > :29:52.quite focussing for him. Yes, more like fill lipped Island -- Phillip
:29:52. > :29:58.Island drama. The good news was Cal Crutchlow in that last free practice
:29:58. > :30:02.was a much improved fellow indeed in the end of the first day he was
:30:02. > :30:04.sixth. But he was chipping away and he was up into third last sex. I
:30:04. > :30:36.sixth. But he was chipping away and think maybe he has turned the
:30:36. > :30:43.corner. -- the last session. It's taken a lot of readjusting. I've
:30:43. > :30:47.gotten so used to using the rear brakes to controlling the wheelie
:30:47. > :30:52.and the amount of slide. I've had to change my riding style a lot this
:30:52. > :30:55.weekend. It was quite difficult but I'm starting to get my head around
:30:55. > :31:00.it now and I'm making progress. There's more to come from me once I
:31:00. > :31:04.get adapted to the bike and trust the electronics, because you have
:31:04. > :31:09.two... You've got to crack a throw past 50% to get the same amount of
:31:09. > :31:14.power I got on the PBM bike. It's a complete recalculation for the
:31:14. > :31:16.brain. I'm enjoying riding the Aprilia. The only negative side is a
:31:16. > :31:21.brain. I'm enjoying riding the lot of chatter. The PBM bike doesn't
:31:21. > :31:27.chatter, so that's something we've got as a benefit over the ART. I'm
:31:27. > :31:31.quite happy with that qualifying. And within a 10th of Bob Berra and
:31:31. > :31:38.Colin. I haven't been there in a long time. Hopefully we can make
:31:38. > :31:41.some adjustments tonight and take another step forward tomorrow. It's
:31:41. > :31:45.been the toughest track for me to learn all go because of the nuances
:31:45. > :31:49.with the new bike and the electronics. It's a lot to take in.
:31:49. > :31:56.We could have done without losing FP three this morning, but we're making
:31:56. > :32:04.progress. A lot of firsts this weekend and a lot to take OnBoard.
:32:04. > :32:09.Michael riding this bike on a new track, but Randy De Puniet is riding
:32:09. > :32:14.the ART, as he has been all season, you were ahead of him. What about
:32:14. > :32:19.the track itself? The riders always say it's technical and demanding. It
:32:19. > :32:21.is. There are a few corners you think you need to run through
:32:21. > :32:24.faster, but you need to slow to get think you need to run through
:32:24. > :32:28.the drive out. The same with the fast corners, you have to really
:32:28. > :32:32.build up to them. That last corner is fast in and fast round. You are
:32:32. > :32:38.spinning all the way round. There's a lot to get your head around and a
:32:38. > :32:41.lot to get right technically. It's definitely a difficult circuit. It
:32:41. > :32:45.doesn't have too much undulation, but there are a few areas where you
:32:45. > :32:49.drop down where it's quite downhill. It's so easy to rush that
:32:49. > :32:54.and then it messes up your whole middle section. That happen to me a
:32:54. > :32:57.few times. I maybe had a good first sector and last sector but didn't
:32:57. > :33:02.put the middle part together. I'm still learning. I was lucky in FP
:33:02. > :33:07.four, I got behind Colin Edwards. I learned a lot just following him. If
:33:07. > :33:12.you get him at the right time you can build with him. It's always good
:33:12. > :33:24.to follow the experienced guys and pick up the little tricks. . And
:33:24. > :33:28.here with Yonny Hernandez. Your best qualifying today, some big smiles
:33:28. > :33:33.for you and the team here. A big difference on this bike. Yes, a lot.
:33:33. > :33:38.I'm so happy with the team and the bike. I feel really -- really
:33:38. > :33:42.compatible. I'm really happy. It's my best qualifying of the year. I
:33:42. > :33:49.think it's good for me, that it started like this. For tomorrow, I
:33:49. > :33:52.can do my best. I hope it will be a good race. I guess your first
:33:52. > :33:59.benchmark it is your team-mate. You are just three tenths of Andrea. It
:33:59. > :34:05.is showing really good progress straightaway on this bike. Yes, I'm
:34:05. > :34:10.surprised, too. It's my first time officially in the GP. I'm so close
:34:10. > :34:15.to Andrea. It's good for me. I need to learn a lot with the electronic
:34:15. > :34:20.things. I think I can be better by the race. I don't know, I will see.
:34:20. > :34:27.What's the biggest difference between this and the Aprilia? The
:34:27. > :34:30.power is complicit different. The electronic things, the traction
:34:30. > :34:39.control and everything is more easy for me. I'm a big guy. When I open
:34:39. > :34:41.the throttle, the bike roars. Basically, the electronics and the
:34:41. > :34:55.power. Good luck tomorrow. That's a very interesting point,
:34:55. > :34:59.Steve. First time out, pretty good. He is a big guy out there. I guess
:34:59. > :35:03.if he can lead on those electronics, that's what they fall. We heard
:35:03. > :35:06.Michael Laverty talking about the differences in the two bikes he's
:35:06. > :35:10.been riding. I can tell you, when you are writing a machine like they
:35:10. > :35:13.are there, the speeds they are riding and you are really having to
:35:13. > :35:22.trust in something that is strangely alien to you, it takes an awful lot
:35:22. > :35:24.of doing, trying to learn the circuit at same time. It doesn't
:35:24. > :35:28.bear thinking about. He is a male, we aren't good at multi-functioning,
:35:28. > :35:33.or some males aren't, I am! There are no end to your talents. We now
:35:33. > :35:41.have the big guns, 12 riders out on the track.
:35:41. > :35:51.We've got 14 .23 to see who is to be the fastest. You could not bet
:35:51. > :35:55.against Marc Marquez, he has been pretty much dominant throughout the
:35:55. > :35:59.two dry sessions on Friday. Having said that, Dani Pedrosa was a bit
:35:59. > :36:04.faster in the warm up session before this. It's going to be pretty
:36:04. > :36:07.close. 23 laps tomorrow. I think it will be warm and dry, which is good
:36:07. > :36:13.news. The bad weather has gone through. Your form guide is on the
:36:13. > :36:15.left-hand side of the screen. Marquez and the grocer, they were in
:36:15. > :36:33.the fastest three today. In terms of times, nothing was
:36:33. > :36:38.quicker this morning. That's why we are talking about yesterday's
:36:38. > :36:44.times. 48.07 was the best in the free practised four by Dani Pedrosa.
:36:44. > :36:54.But yesterday it was Marquez, with a 48.9. The pole record here is set by
:36:54. > :36:56.Casey Stoney in 2011, with a 48 point 451. They are the times to
:36:56. > :37:05.watch for. With the conditions they are and the
:37:05. > :37:10.conditions they are under way we just saw Bradley Smith perform on
:37:10. > :37:22.the Tech three bike, that 48.5 could be in jeopardy. How fast was he
:37:23. > :37:29.those first two or three laps in Misano? It was incredible. Dani
:37:29. > :37:32.Pedrosa and Marc Marquez were told they needed to get their act
:37:32. > :37:34.together the first few laps, because that's what's doing the damage as
:37:34. > :37:38.far as they are concerned. Jorge, that's what's doing the damage as
:37:38. > :37:40.with his amazing pace, relatively cold tyres and off the blocks. It is
:37:40. > :37:52.very special to watch him. I hear from a couple of the
:37:52. > :37:55.engineers out there, the suspension guys and people like that, they
:37:55. > :37:59.plough around with the bike but whatever they do, even if they make
:37:59. > :38:00.it wrong, he seems to ride round it. He is something extremely
:38:00. > :38:14.special. 12 minutes remaining. We are off for three weeks on the
:38:14. > :38:21.long haul is after this. In two weeks time we set off for Malaysia
:38:22. > :38:24.and Australia. Wheelie control working very hard there. Lorenzo
:38:24. > :38:52.completely buried underneath. Lorenzo couldn't quite get the job
:38:52. > :38:55.done. 48.2. He didn't get it done last time but he did manage pole
:38:55. > :39:02.position. You just didn't quite manage to win the race. Yamaha just
:39:02. > :39:11.nod. With a start like that you'd have to think otherwise.
:39:11. > :39:15.Straightaway, as you said... This is just like Misano. He seems to be
:39:15. > :39:21.able to just come out so fast. We're talking about Jorge Lorenzo, number
:39:21. > :39:28.99, the local writer -- rider. He now lives in Barcelona. In terms of
:39:28. > :39:33.a race, it's really his only weapon. If Marquez gets ahead of him
:39:33. > :39:39.too early, it is just all over. The only chance that Lorenzo seems to
:39:39. > :39:44.have is to drop him off. When he succeeded in doing that at
:39:44. > :39:49.Silverstone, Marquez was injured, but he wasn't in Misano, it was just
:39:49. > :39:53.belting job. This is a lot better for Valentino Rossi, who does not
:39:53. > :39:57.find this format to his liking. It takes a lot longer to wind up and
:39:57. > :40:01.get in the groove, so that was a very good start from him. I don't
:40:01. > :40:07.quite know what went on with Marc Marquez's lap. Because it looked
:40:07. > :40:15.good, the first three pits of it. He will now have to go for one on a
:40:15. > :40:24.tyre that more wear. That was the moment. That's why that was a
:40:24. > :40:28.slowdown. He came very close to pitching himself off on two corners
:40:28. > :40:35.there. Maybe those tyres weren't quite up to temperature. Jorge
:40:35. > :40:42.Lorenzo faster again. Two laps out of that tyre. Bradl mugs it. How
:40:42. > :40:48.about that? That is very strong from him. Stefan Bradl was second
:40:48. > :40:56.quickest yesterday. He's had a bit of a rethink and is going strongly.
:40:56. > :41:08.He has been really in the doldrums the last few races. Look at these
:41:08. > :41:12.laps! We are going 47s here. Marquez is on a screamer as well, three
:41:12. > :41:17.tenths and. This is going to slaughter the qualifying record. He
:41:17. > :41:26.has still got to get across the start finish time. He's still in the
:41:26. > :41:31.48s. His team-mate, Dani Pedrosa, has done the job. That was
:41:31. > :41:35.interesting. The Yamahas were pretty good straight out of the block and
:41:35. > :41:39.the Hondas work better on the second lap out there. Valentino Rossi has
:41:39. > :41:47.gone fast but is still in fifth place. There you go, another man
:41:47. > :41:55.checking his lap time. That is a very eventful corner in the race as
:41:55. > :41:59.well. Watch for that tomorrow. I don't think they'll be looking at
:41:59. > :42:04.the lap times tomorrow. Valentino Rossi will have looked to his lap
:42:04. > :42:08.time and thought, wow! That's a lot faster than he's gone this weekend.
:42:08. > :42:14.That's the big moment from Marquez. If he streams this thing together,
:42:15. > :42:18.it's going to be one heck of a lap! He's coming back in for another
:42:18. > :42:22.tyre. It's a because he got that first lap when the rear tyre has got
:42:22. > :42:26.the most amount of grip, but it looks to me as though the front tyre
:42:26. > :42:31.probably wasn't up to temperature. It's also quite a long lap. To get
:42:31. > :42:34.it back he's got to get his head down. Everyone will come back in
:42:34. > :42:48.now. Cal Crutchlow in seventh place at
:42:48. > :42:57.the moment. 48.78. It all gets a bit strange straight
:42:57. > :43:14.on. When Marquez comes back, that will
:43:14. > :43:19.be the top logged in. Valentino Rossi is coming in. Every single
:43:19. > :43:26.bike comes into the pits this time round. 49.2 was the time Bradley
:43:26. > :43:29.Smith achieved. Since getting into this: Buying session, he is down yet
:43:29. > :43:47.another half second. They've got to get a ripple on.
:43:47. > :43:53.Bautista is the first out. It will be critical here, more than anywhere
:43:53. > :44:02.else, for these guys to find a cap quickly. Dani Pedrosa is first out.
:44:02. > :44:02.He has a new rear tyre in the back, followed by Stefan Bradl, third
:44:03. > :44:13.fastest. Marc Marquez, I'm a bit worried. I'm
:44:13. > :44:17.sure he'll be thinking, do I want to go for it on that first lap and have
:44:17. > :44:21.a big moment like I did last time? Anyway, we will find out in a minute
:44:21. > :44:31.because he's going out now. Number 93. He's got the time in him. He's
:44:31. > :44:38.just got to string it together. Maybe a more brisk build-up of time
:44:38. > :44:45.on the first lap. Six pole position is already in his first season of
:44:45. > :44:47.MotoGP. Amongst other ranks and records he has set. Valentino Rossi
:44:47. > :44:59.being followed out by Iannone. Rossi is this and has taken four
:44:59. > :45:05.tenths from pole. If all goes well, it will be a tight race tomorrow. Is
:45:05. > :45:16.Fargo Row, the only proper CRT machine out there. -- Espargaro.
:45:16. > :45:23.Wranglings going on, he's looking to move to forward racing next season
:45:23. > :45:34.with the M1 engines. He has to sort his contract out. The trouble is
:45:34. > :45:42.your tyres cool off and you can get into trouble when you're trying to
:45:42. > :45:47.build up your speed for your fast lap. The top three are all Hondas.
:45:47. > :45:59.Lorenzo is now back in fourth, but he is only two tenth from pole.
:45:59. > :46:02.Bautista has locked his sights on Stefan Bradl. We are with Danni
:46:02. > :46:20.Pedrosa here. Lap commenced. Now with Crutchlow, down to turn 1.
:46:20. > :46:23.Up the hill. That is second gear as they climb up to the top of the hill
:46:23. > :46:29.here. Back wheel up in the air, foot they climb up to the top of the hill
:46:29. > :46:34.down on the ground from this young man. Just a bit deep. He was a bit
:46:34. > :46:40.hot into that corner. It is not hard to do as you rush that corner, it
:46:40. > :46:45.sucks you into it. A tricky corner at the start. A very short part of
:46:45. > :46:52.the straight before that first turn. But there is a fair bit of run off
:46:52. > :46:58.at that point. Danni Pedrosa is getting, well number 41 is
:46:58. > :47:07.Espargaro, trying to get in the slip stream of the Honda. He is quick
:47:07. > :47:11.through the corners. It is a brilliant bribing -- bike, sweet
:47:11. > :47:17.handling, but he runs out of squirt down the straight. You're riding
:47:17. > :47:22.with Cal Crutchlow. His head is in a much better place than after the
:47:22. > :47:28.last race. This is one of the highest parts of the circuit. This
:47:28. > :47:35.is where last year we saw him and Dovizioso swapping places. But every
:47:35. > :47:40.time he lost, he got past Dovizioso. It was a neat battle last year. But
:47:40. > :47:45.who is going to be the first to set the faster lap? You can expect it is
:47:45. > :47:53.going to happen, they all have the track in their heads and they know
:47:53. > :48:00.what grip is available. There was some traffic as well. Cal Crutchlow,
:48:00. > :48:03.Rossi is on a brilliant lap. He is a 10th under. Cal Crutchlow has
:48:03. > :48:09.crossed the line, but he has not helped his cause. Rossi is on a
:48:09. > :48:15.flyer. He is more than a tenth under. But Marquez, nothing at all.
:48:15. > :48:20.I don't know what is going on there. Rossi into second place. Very close
:48:20. > :48:25.to the time set by Danni Pedrosa. Rossi knocking on the door of a 47.
:48:25. > :48:31.Only Danni Pedrosa has managed it. I don't know what the team said to
:48:31. > :48:37.him, but a big improvement from Rossi. He is a fair bit in front.
:48:37. > :48:42.Well he is a one and a half tenths faster than who we would expect,
:48:42. > :48:47.this man? Probably the number one in the team. He will pull something out
:48:47. > :48:59.of the bag. He is a tenth under already. Expect a lot from him.
:48:59. > :49:04.There is another 47 for sure. 47.09 is the time he is aiming for.
:49:04. > :49:09.Marquez is on a good lap as well. It looks as strong as Lorenzo's. Two
:49:09. > :49:14.parts of the lap gone. Half way through and he is almost two tenths
:49:14. > :49:19.under. Let's watch for the time of Marquez. He is a tenth and a bit
:49:19. > :49:30.under. So the preferred lap at the moment Isola Renzo. -- isLorenzo.
:49:30. > :49:36.Three quarters of the way through, Marquez hunting him down. Lorenzo is
:49:36. > :49:48.fist. He is working his way down the hill there as Lorenzo gets ready to
:49:48. > :49:56.cross the straight. Lorenzo's lap is looking brilliant. Rossi is on
:49:56. > :50:05.another flyer. Lorenzo has done it, 47.08. Rossies is rejuvenated and
:50:05. > :50:10.Marquez has slaughtered it, 47.08. Rossi improves his position. He is
:50:10. > :50:16.up into fourth. They all got through before the flag. So there is a
:50:16. > :50:26.possibility of another lap. Marquez leads. 48.08. Only a tenth of a
:50:26. > :50:34.second faster than Lorenzo. That was a great lap. We are talking of top,
:50:34. > :50:39.down to Rossi, just 1.05 of a tenth off. And that is the end of that,
:50:39. > :50:45.Marquez. He has got pole and he has kept the bike up right. But how
:50:45. > :50:51.close this a? He is a tenth in front of Lorenzo and a tenth in front of
:50:51. > :50:56.Danni Pedrosa. He won't know he has got pole. Unless he has looked at
:50:56. > :51:01.one of the screens around the track. Jorge still on a lap. No, he has
:51:01. > :51:06.gone by a second. Cal Crutchlow is chasing one. He is in she venth --
:51:06. > :51:10.seventh at the moment. He will be keen to see if he can drag something
:51:10. > :51:17.back out of that. He won't be pleased with seventh. Sixth gets him
:51:17. > :51:25.on to the second row. Cal Crutchlow still pressing on. Lorenzo is not in
:51:25. > :51:31.his way. Danni Pedrosa is touring. Marquez's job is done. Bradley Smith
:51:31. > :51:38.has had a strong bit of qualifying here. Right behind his team mate,
:51:38. > :51:43.Cal Crutchlow, in eighth. Across the line from Lorenzo. That doesn't
:51:43. > :51:49.matter, that lap. Cal Crutchlow crosses the line and he has nod
:51:49. > :51:55.helped his cause at all. He remains seventh. The moment we are going to
:51:55. > :52:01.look at is Marc Marquez had to abort. It was already job done. He
:52:01. > :52:06.couldn't get it pulled I p. He got so fast through the right-hander. He
:52:06. > :52:08.couldn't get it stopped. But he probably wouldn't know that he was
:52:08. > :52:12.on pole at that point. But I think probably wouldn't know that he was
:52:12. > :52:17.he will do now. Everyone is waving and cheering. The number 93 take his
:52:17. > :52:22.seventh pole position so far this season with 14 races. It is
:52:22. > :52:30.extraordinary. 50% of all the races he has taken pole. 47.08. A
:52:30. > :52:37.hundredth in front of Lorenzo. Only a tenth and a bit in front of Danni
:52:37. > :52:41.Pedrosa. So Steve, if there is ever a time for Danni Pedrosa to deliver
:52:41. > :52:47.one of his super starts, it will be here. He tried to get to turn 1
:52:47. > :52:53.first. But he has got half a chance. .s you mean the -- you mean the
:52:53. > :53:02.straight being so short? Yes, but the man who has started so well is
:53:02. > :53:07.the number 99. Lorenzo has bolted. Not only on the starts, but also on
:53:07. > :53:24.the first lap. In the last couple of races in particular and that was the
:53:24. > :53:28.key. 14,000 RPM. It takes some, when you put it into launch control, it
:53:28. > :53:31.takes away some of the traction. What a cheer this young man is
:53:31. > :53:38.getting. But it all went wrong on that last lap. Who knows how fast
:53:38. > :53:56.that would have been. About 60 degrees lean angle. Watch the back
:53:56. > :54:03.tyre. For want of 5,000th of a second, he would be on the front
:54:03. > :54:08.row. Life in the old dog yet. He does look those fourths at the
:54:08. > :54:17.moment. Fourth position he has had four fourth places in a row. Now he
:54:17. > :54:29.is qualifying fourth. Marquez, pole position. It August euros -- August
:54:29. > :54:37.euros -- augurs well for a good race tomorrow. They are all covered by a
:54:37. > :54:43.tenth. It is brilliant. Good qualifying for Bradley Smith. He is
:54:43. > :54:45.two tenth slower than Cal Crutchlow. That will please him being so close
:54:45. > :55:07.to his team mate. It was a little loose, it took a
:55:07. > :55:11.while coming that lap. If you think of how many attempts he had, there
:55:11. > :55:21.was only one that paid dividends. There you go. I hope that is not an
:55:21. > :55:26.engine gone. We know Yamahas haven't got an abundance left. They wouldn't
:55:26. > :55:32.run a lot of fuel. They try and keep the weight down and wind up the
:55:32. > :55:38.horsepower in qualifying. The bike will be kept reasonably light. Danni
:55:38. > :55:49.Pedrosa doesn't look particularly happy. A front row start for him.
:55:49. > :55:54.Three Spaniards, the three guyings leading the champ -- the three guys
:55:54. > :56:00.leading the Championship. The three guys that are the ones to beat. His
:56:00. > :56:06.heart will skip a beat when he sees his bike being pushed in. Stefan
:56:06. > :56:11.Bradl started well and he is fifth. He is alongside Bautista. Cal
:56:11. > :56:15.Crutchlow will be annoyed, because he is on the third row and he is
:56:15. > :56:19.eight tenth back. So a bit of time to find. That is just one of those
:56:19. > :56:23.things. The worst grid position for the season for Cal Crutchlow. He
:56:23. > :56:31.will be very disappointed. But I don't think it reflects his
:56:31. > :56:37.performance o' over -- across the weekend. In that free practice, he
:56:37. > :56:43.was right in touch. So tomorrow will tell. Espargaro, you can see his
:56:43. > :56:51.pink helmet there. The giant killer, he made it straight into qualifying
:56:51. > :56:57.2 and is tenth in front of Hayden and Iannone and Hernandez. The
:56:57. > :57:11.engineers looking concerned. Is it fuel? They are hoping it is, I am
:57:11. > :57:18.sure. We will find out in a second. We have had some very mixed weather
:57:18. > :57:23.here over the last few events. Let's hope tomorrow is sunny. Marquez has
:57:23. > :57:28.done it again. Another new record, another pole position. But so close
:57:28. > :57:34.between the top three of you? Yes, that pole position was so close.
:57:34. > :57:41.Jorge and Danni were so fast. But I tried to do my best. The most
:57:41. > :57:45.important is tomorrow. So we need to be concentrated and it will be
:57:45. > :57:56.important to manage the tyres well, because in the end it is the same
:57:56. > :58:00.for everybody. Good luck tomorrow. Marc on pole position and there was
:58:00. > :58:05.some back slapping, because Brad, that was a good afternoon's work.
:58:05. > :58:09.Yes, absolutely. After quite a dismal last couple of races and
:58:09. > :58:15.yesterday as well, just nice to turn it around. I did say yesterday #139
:58:15. > :58:19.wasn't the true reflection and I was able to show that today. And I hope
:58:20. > :58:24.it continues tomorrow, because the bike felt great. Specially in
:58:24. > :58:33.qualifying. This is the conditions for the race. The yap ma -- Yamahas
:58:33. > :58:38.given some weight to the Hondas. I was giving weight to everyone! So
:58:38. > :58:40.I'm just glad I was able to put the bike where it should be and that is
:58:40. > :58:45.I'm just glad I was able to put the on eighth position without doubt.
:58:45. > :58:49.Like I said, we will see tomorrow. The Honda has a bit of an advantage.
:58:49. > :58:55.But there is no reason why I can't fight in front of the Ducatis. You
:58:55. > :59:01.will sleep better tonight. Thank you. Much better! That was good and
:59:01. > :59:06.a lovely approach by Bradley Smith, who has got himself in perspective.
:59:06. > :59:58.There is the front row. Dani, you said yesterday you need to
:59:58. > :00:04.sort out your qualifying. Here you are back on the front row with a few
:00:04. > :00:10.races without. How do you see the race going tomorrow? The first goal
:00:10. > :00:18.was quite good, so I expect to improve it the second. Finally,
:00:18. > :00:25.third place and still front row. This is OK, but hoping to do a good
:00:25. > :00:33.start tomorrow. Because the first corner is very close and there is
:00:33. > :00:37.not much space to get in a good place after the start, so I wish to
:00:37. > :00:43.do a good start tomorrow and have a good race. Plenty of work to do
:00:43. > :00:50.therefore Dani Pedrosa. I think the key is going to be getting into...
:00:50. > :00:54.Yes, firing it off down the first corner. But it's tight down there.
:00:54. > :01:03.It is. The guy that's got to get away is Jorge Lorenzo.
:01:03. > :01:08.Was it fuel or the engine? I did 48.1. I thought I was the first one
:01:08. > :01:13.but when I looked at the lap time I was in fifth position. I thought,
:01:13. > :01:17.wow, they are going so fast and I have to be even faster. So the
:01:17. > :01:24.second try I tried to push a little more and made 47 point seven. Pole
:01:24. > :01:38.position or very close, I don't know. I couldn't do it. Anyway,
:01:38. > :01:46.second place is good and tomorrow is the race. The bike at the end, was
:01:46. > :01:51.it fuel? We hope it was the fuel. We don't want it to be worse.
:01:51. > :02:00.Let's hope it's not your problem for Jorge Lorenzo. We spoke to you at
:02:00. > :02:04.the start and you guys had a lot of head scratching to do, but it seems
:02:04. > :02:15.it was a positive afternoon. Nothing. We talked before. Finally
:02:15. > :02:21.we could put together something in terms of balance will stop still not
:02:21. > :02:27.perfect, as usual. For sure we will try to make it a bit better, as much
:02:27. > :02:35.as we can for tomorrow morning. Anyway, it was strange because when
:02:35. > :02:44.we were doing the test was good. We couldn't understand why yesterday we
:02:44. > :02:49.had a lot of troubles, but, yeah, the feeling is much better and we
:02:49. > :02:58.can work with much less pressure. Let's see if we can make it one step
:02:58. > :03:02.better and we see the race. One step would be closing up because it was
:03:02. > :03:06.just one hundredth of pole. And on the other side of the garage,
:03:06. > :03:10.Valentino had a good session, too. For him, qualifying has been
:03:10. > :03:18.something of a weak point this season. You are right. The Honda,
:03:18. > :03:30.the compromise we were looking for. Tomorrow, for sure it's going to be
:03:30. > :03:34.tough. We still have one doubt with the rear tyre. But we won't give up
:03:34. > :03:40.until tomorrow afternoon. And this gearbox as well, the one you had at
:03:40. > :03:46.Misano as well, do you think it will make a big difference over the race
:03:46. > :03:50.distance here as well? It's not really important for one lap, but to
:03:50. > :04:02.make their lives easier during the race it is very important. The tyre
:04:02. > :04:09.life is better. To put less effort. For them, it's also easier to ride
:04:09. > :04:15.and more difficult to make mistakes. For sure it is something that will
:04:15. > :04:20.help. Unfortunately we have to wait until Misano, but they want to be
:04:20. > :04:29.sure that the system was working properly. It looks good so far,
:04:29. > :04:34.let's see how it goes in the race tomorrow. Let's see what Valentino
:04:34. > :04:42.can do from the second row. It's a 3-way Spanish tangle here tomorrow
:04:42. > :04:47.at Aragon. Join us tomorrow and BBC Two.