MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 51 ISSUE 20 MAY 20, 2014 P39
and then when [Jorge] Lorenzo
passed me he put on the brakes
more than I expected and I had to
go wide."
Very wide, dropping behind
several other riders.
"After that I had some great
overtakes to get to second," he
continued. "I enjoyed that quite a
lot, but I was only looking at Val-
entino [Rossi] – I didn't see my
pit board, but at some corners I
could see him, and every lap he
was a little bit closer."
Briefly...
extra tire allocation for the two riders
who have to take part in both qualify-
ing sessions. Although he narrowly
missed the cut this weekend, he has
been one of the pair at the last two
races – only to run short of rubber to
make any impact in the second out-
ing. MotoGP qualifying splits riders
into two after three free practice ses-
sions, with the top 10 automatically
in Q2, and the top two in Q1 also
winning through. But the extra ses-
sion means heavier use of the allo-
cated tires. "I missed out at this race,
but I was in Q2 the last two times,"
Hayden said. "This time we were
more prepared… I had a new set of
tires for the first time. In Jerez I had
a new rear, but the problem was the
front was very used, and the rear just
pushed it. This week I had to con-
serve tires a little too much. I think
you should get an extra set, as a little
reward for getting through. I spoke to
Loris [Capirossi] in the Safety Com-
mission, and they were very recep-
tive. The feedback I got is they are
happy to do it, but they just need a
little more time."
Not everybody agrees with Hayden,
however. The rider who beat him
through this time was Cal Crutchlow,
and he was adamant – in spite of
having spent the second half of Q1 in
the pits, saving tires for Q2, watch-
ing as Hayden came within .036 of
a second of ousting him. "Being in
Q1 is one of the worst experiences.
I didn't want to use my second tire,
but by then you've given the other
riders a target. But I think the rules
are fair. If you don't get into the top
10, then that is your situation."
Andrea Dovizioso
(04) led at
the start from
Stefan Bradl (6),
Valentino Rossi
(hidden), Dani
Pedrosa (26) and
Marquez (93).
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