 Jorge Lorenzo took his first pole position in 2010 in Silverstone, spoiling possible surprise of Randy de Puniet as potential pole setted. Flying Franchman eventually settled in second place, which is again great result for him, taking into consideration his decent race-pace. Dani Pedrosa completed front row for Silverstone race before crashing and being stretched off the track. Andrea Dovizioso set 4th time, while Nicky Hayden again edged team-mate by taking 5th place on the grid.
Jorge Lorenzo - pole position:
I am so happy about this first pole of the season, but I'm even happier about the fact that I felt so good on my M1 this afternoon. It is really important to be on the front row for tomorrow because this gives us the best chance of another podium. Today we did 18 consecutive laps with the hard tyre and then another eight with the soft, which is a good sign, but the track was quite cold today and it took time for the tyres to reach the right temperature, so we have to wait and see how the weather is for our final choice. I feel comfortable and I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, although I hopeit isn't going to rain. Thanks to all of my team for doing a great job today.
Randy de Puniet - 2nd:
I am very happy because this is my first front row start since Assen 2007. I am really enjoying myself on this track and I thought it was possible to take the pole position today when I stripped half a second off Lorenzo’s top time, but in the last lap he took pole back and I also experienced a fall. I have cut my right thumb in the crash but it was not necessary to stitch it up. For sure this crash was helpful to me as I understood I must remain calm during the race! The overall package is working well and I am riding faster and faster lap by lap but we still have to adjust something especially in the engine mapping and traction control but we will work on it tonight. Honestly, I do not want to dream about the podium but we have got a good potential to race in the front tomorrow.
Dani Pedrosa - 3rd:
Today we were quite fast in both sessions and we have a good machine setting, so I think we have the potential for a strong race. We still need to decide which of the Bridgestone tyre options we’ll use because tomorrow it looks like it may be warmer than today. I crashed when I was on my last qualifying lap as I braked going into a left hander, I hit some bumps and then the front started to move a lot and then had a little slide. Maybe the bike went over me and at that moment it hurt, but afterwards the pain went away so I’m ok for tomorrow. The lap times were getting faster in each session and I think I’m still learning the track - every time you go out you learn more about the line, the braking points and the corners where the bumps are - and that’s normal on a new track. We’re on the front row which is always important for a good getaway, so tomorrow I hope we can have another good performance.
Silverstone - Qualifying results
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