Valentino Rossi was very joyful to start in his first front row start since returning from the broken right leg injury.
The improved horsepower and acceleration from a new factory YZR-M1 motor, narrowly missed a shock pole position after a dramatic finale to qualifying for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix.
Rossi logged a best time of 1.47.055 on his final flying lap.
Rossi said: “You don't know how much I'm happy to be so fast and so competitive. It feels like ten years has passed since the last time I was on the front row. We start from yesterday afternoon with a good pace and we continue with some good laps in all the practice".
"I expect to suffer more with my shoulder in this track but the reality is I can ride well. We make also a good job on the bike and we have a good setting. At the end I lose the pole position by just a little bit but anyway it is so important to start on the front row for the race.”
Valentino Rossi, who is nearing the end of his Yamaha career as he prepares to join Ducati in 2011, was ecstatic to be so competitive having never been in the previous six races since he came back from injury in Germany in July.
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