West had his first ride of the 2007 YZF-R6 today and also his first ride of the Monza circuit so the team was expecting it to take a little bit of time for him to get on the pace. But with seconds to go in this morning’s free practice the young Australian leapt into sixth place. He proceeded to make good progress in the afternoon qualifying session claiming eighth qualifying place. In the process of finding the limit West suffered a low-side crash just before the end of the qualifying session at the infamous Parabolica corner but didn’t suffer any injuries and is fired up for tomorrow.
Massimo Roccoli riding for the Yamaha Team Italia squad was not able to show his full riding potential today as he struggled with front end problems during practice and qualifying. He finished in 13th today.
Broc Parkes (5th - 1’51.557 - Yamaha World Supersport Team)
“I missed out on using my last rear tyre because I came in too late at the end of the session, but it’s not the end of the world. Today was more about finding a good set-up for the whole bike not just about setting a good time. That will come tomorrow. The bike felt good today and I am positive of getting up there in the second qualifying session tomorrow. “
Anthony West (5th - 1’51.867 - Yamaha World Supersport Team)
“Having been riding a 250 two-stroke the bike felt really strange for the first few laps and I thought it was going to take longer to get used to it than it has. The R6 feels a lot easier to ride than the last time I rode a 600cc bike in 2004. It just shows how much these bikes have developed. The biggest things for me to get used are the weight and way it moves when cornering compared to a two-stroke. It is a lot more physical but I am finding my style pretty quickly. I am very happy with eighth considering it is a strange track and bike to me. I’m looking forward to tomorrow as I know I have more to give. “
Massimo Roccoli (13th - 1’52.315 - Yamaha Team Italia)
“I have a very fast machine and I made some good steps in the Italian national championship last weekend but I still have some problems with the front end of the bike. We will be working on fixing it overnight as I need to start on the first or second row not in thirteenth this weekend. That is my goal for tomorrow’s qualifying - first or second row. “
Circuit Length: 5792
Temp: 25
Weather: Sunny
2007 WSS Monza 11/05/2007 Qualifying 1
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Sebastien Charpentier Honda FRA 1’50.711
2 Kenan Sofuoglu Honda TUR 1’50.791
3 Katsuaki Fujiwara Honda JPN 1’50.866
4 Fabien Foret Kawasaki FRA 1’51.098
5 Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 1’51.557
6 Barry Veneman Suzuki NED 1’51.837
7 Pere Riba Kawasaki ESP 1’51.848
8 Anthony West Yamaha AUS 1’51.867
9 Gianluca Nannelli Ducati ITA 1’51.889
10 Yoann Tiberio Honda FRA 1’52.088
11 Gianluca Vizziello Yamaha ITA 1’52.148
12 Matthieu Lagrive Honda FRA 1’52.195
13 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 1’52.315
14 Gilles Boccolini Kawasaki ITA 1’52.393
15 Lorenzo Alfonsi Honda ITA 1’52.412
22 David Checa Yamaha ESP 1’52.960
24 Sebastien Gimbert Yamaha FRA 1’53.148
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