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Overall I would say that things look much the same up front as last year. If Stoner's arm pump gets fixed he'll run away with the championship. Lorenzo and Pedrosa looked reasonably closely matched. I'm not sure what happened to Ben Spies, but I'll assume it's a temporary thing and expect him to be chasing the top three. Well done to Cal. Very impressed. Let's hope Yamaha provide Tech 3 with all the new updates for the bike as the season progresses or we'll see Cal and Dovi gradually finishing further and further down the grid.
Looking at the race lap times and top speeds Ducati have a lot of work to do. When someone riding the old version of the bike goes faster and laps quicker than the latest factory bike you know you've got problems.
Hector Barbera had the highest top speed (342.3kph), Pedrosa 2nd (341.8), Rossi 3rd (341.6), Hayden 4th (341.2).
However the fastest lap times have Stoner at the top with a 1'55.541. I'm very impressed to see Cal Crutchlow putting in a 1'55.984 to come 2nd. Barbera put in the fastest Ducati lap with a 1'56.639 (7th and 1.098 down on Stoner). Hayden managed a 1'56.881 (8th 1.340 down on Stoner) and Rossi a 1'57.144 (12th) and 0.093 slower than Karel Abraham!
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