Having struggled to find a perfect setup for his Repsol Honda machine in recent races, Casey Stoner explained that he was extremely happy with the handling of his bike during today's qualifying session at MotorLand Aragón. The Australian will start from pole ahead of team-mate Dani Pedrosa, with Ben Spies completing the front row.
"It was a very eventful qualifying session for us," explained 2007 Champion Stoner. "Everything has been going very well this weekend, we have a good feeling with the bike and I'm feeling great. At the end of the session we put on the soft tyre and on the first lap I was a little too cautious in T1 as I wasn't sure if the tyres were warm enough.
"Then I pushed on the second lap and I had a lot more grip than I expected so I went through the corner much faster and I wasn't able to slow down, I pulled the bike up but it was difficult to reduce the speed and I ended up needing to lay the bike down to avoid the wall.
"Unfortunately, I wasn't able to restart the bike which is a shame as I was happier on that one, but even on the second bike we were able to improve our time. Now we need to see what the weather brings for tomorrow but we're feeling good and I hope for a good race."
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  C. Stoner | Repsol Honda | 01:48.541 | 20 |
| 2. | D. Pedrosa | Repsol Honda | 01:48.747 | 22 |
| 3. | B. Spies | Fiat Yamaha | 01:49.155 | 24 |
| 4. | J. Lorenzo | Fiat Yamaha | 01:49.270 | 21 |
| 5. | A. Dovizioso | Repsol Honda | 01:49.372 | 26 |
| 6. | M. Simoncelli | Gresini | 01:49.528 | 24 |
| 7. | N. Hayden | Ducati | 01:49.752 | 24 |
| 8. | K. Abraham | Cardion AB | 01:49.777 | 26 |
| 9. | H. Aoyama | Gresini | 01:49.813 | 24 |
| 10. | R. de Puniet | Pramac | 01:49.826 | 26 |
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