The contest for pole position at the Grand Prix of Aragon in Spain was as hectic as ever for the Moto2 class, with Andrea Iannone heading the field, the top three ending the session separated by just 0.046 seconds.
Scott Redding had the upper hand for much of the 45 minute session, but with ten minutes to go he was bettered by Alex De Angelis. Redding still had more to give, however, and with five minutes remaining he snuck ahead of his San Marino rival, by just five thousandths of a second. Finally it was Fimmco Speed Up's Andrea Iannone who took pole, the Italian‰Ûªs last lap putting him four hundredths ahead of Redding.
‰ÛÏI‰Ûªm happy with the results we are getting this weekend, even if I am aware it‰Ûªs not finished yet," Iannone said. "I know that tomorrow we‰Ûªll face a tough race; there are a few riders who have been very strong lately. I‰Ûªm satisfied with this qualifying session and in particular with the lap time we set: it‰Ûªs even better than what we achieved in the tests of July. After Indianapolis and Misano we needed this result: the team never stops working to prepare a perfect machine for every race, but things can go wrong sometimes. Now we are back and we are strong. I thank the team for their amazing work, I hope we‰Ûªll end the weekend well," the Italian concluded.
Redding thought he had it in the bag once again but was pipped at the post, still the Brit is happy to be on the front row and thinks he can get the job done come race day.
"There‰Ûªs no complicated race strategy in place, it will just be full gas from start to finish!‰Û
