Interesting, Kawasaki breaks yesterday's Ducati rule: 1. Shinya Nakano - Kawasaki Racing 1'40.047 2. Loris Capirossi - Ducati Marlboro 1'40.544 3. John Hopkins - Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'40.791 4. Randy de Puniet - Kawasaki Racing 1'40.839 5. Dani Pedrosa - Repsol Honda 1'40.859 6. Valentino Rossi - Camel Yamaha 1'40.915 7. Carlos Checa - Tech 3 Yamaha 1'40.943 8. Sete Gibernau - Ducati Marlboro 1'40.964 9. Colin Edwards - Camel Yamaha 1'41.105 10. Chris Vermeulen - Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'41.110 Caprisossi half a second slower than Nakano, wow, we knew Nakano can go fast, but this must be a bit unexpected. Quite the result for Kawasaki, with De Puniet in there as well. Hopkins is no big surprise, of course, we know he can turn very fast laps, too. Pedrosa fastest in the worryingly off-pace Honda contingent. And Rossi and Edwards... those 2 may have an ace up their sleeve, though, they're race competitive even when they don't Q way up front. And I think this is the first time Vermeulen makes the top 10. In any case, the fact that the next 9 after nakano are in the same .5s is an indication this could be quite competitive, and more than ever an environment where a slight set-up advantage may pay huge dividends. ....pablo
