Leonov is faster than Lombardi in qualifying sessions on the last stage of CIV 2011

CIV 2011

ROUND 8

MUGELLO 20-23

Saturday 22-10-2011, qualifying sessions

«How can I came back to ride the stock 600 after driving the supersport in Portimao»? smiling Vladimir Leonov was asking on the way back from the fantastic world supersport weekend in Portugal. «How can I ride now, without all this power, and without all the electronic I tested on the supersport»?

We don't know how he did, but he did it well during the free practice in Mugello and during the qualifying session of the last and really important race of CIV 2011.

We are here to play the game, we are here to fight for the title!

If we win and Lombardi finish in fourth position or worse, we would be the 2011 champions.

Maybe you image there are a lot of pressure on the rider and on the team, but it isn't. We know that our chance to win the title is not so high, but we play it everybody with smile and quiet work, because we know we have the fast rider and the best set-up bike.

And that's what the qualifying demonstrated. Leonov, in the second official timing, run with the best pace (1'56”0) and best tyre consumption, that is very important because of the weather conditions. Cold asphalt, tomorrow, during the race, will oblige all rider to take care about they rear SC1...

Not Leonov, that already knows he is the faster, he is the more consistent, he is the best choice if you want to beat on the victory place.

Even if he was overtaken in qualifying only by Gregorini, that did his wonderful 1'55”3 using the lap time tyre...
He has one shot lap in his potential, we have full race at best rhythm... Let's see what Lombardi (third in qualifying, with best time in 1'56”16) but not able to have this time for more than one lap, he too) will do...

He needs podium to be the number one. And he already knows that he will see Leonov ahead of him, faster and faster in each lap.

Who is under pressure?

Absolutely it is not the Yakhnich Motorsport Team!!!