MotoGP Laguna Seca, Qualifying: Andrea Dovizioso “My race pace is good”

Sixth time and second row for Andrea Dovizioso at Laguna Seca, the tenth round of the 2012 world championship. The rider from Forlì of Team Monster Yamaha Tech 3 lapped in 1:21.539, 0.985 from the pole of his brand mate Jorge Lorenzo, who however, unlike The former Honda rider rides an official motorbike. The word is up to him.

“We improved the bike a lot this afternoon and it was a busy session as we missed a full practice session this morning due to the weather conditions. We had to change our work plans but we managed to do everything and I am happy and ready for the race. My race pace is good and I think we had the potential to be a little further up the grid, but every time I tried to push on the soft tire I encountered a bit of traffic. Tomorrow will be a very tough race, because i the first three are very fast and I'm sorry to say it but it seems impossible to beat them. I've worked a lot with the soft tire but I'm also good with the hard one and I like both, so we'll decide which ones to use based on the conditions.”