24.09.10 | Yamaha Sterilgarda get to grips with first Imola qualifying
Yamaha Sterilgarda riders James Toseland and Cal Crutchlow completed the first qualifying session at the Imola circuit today battling the cooler temperatures and bumpy circuit as they worked on their set ups in advance of Sundays two races. The qualifying session was hampered towards the end as rain started to fall, preventing both riders from setting their hot laps of the session.
Toseland improved on his morning practice time by over 0.7 of a second. The two-time World Champion switched to fresh tyres at the end of the qualifying session but was unable to make use of them as rain prevented any attempts at improving on the lap times.
James Toseland, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team (12th, 149.528)
Not the greatest day today, we had a few issues to resolve this morning so I missed some of the practice before I could get going. This afternoon wasnt so bad, the times werent too far off but weve got some work to do to get up to pace. The weather didnt help; it just started to rain at the end when I had a new tyre so I couldnt get a good lap in. Well have a good think this evening and come back in the morning.
Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team Manager
As a first day the results were not so bad. For sure we will work to understand where we can improve the set ups for both James and Cals bikes and after that we will make some changes in order to start the first session tomorrow with a faster pace. It was a shame that Cal got held up at the end of the session by other riders, and the rain ensured we couldnt lay down any fast laps at the end.
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