But it sorta reinforces what I was blathering about yesterday. The Yamaha's of Rossi and Edwards rely on their cornering ability to keep up with faster opponents.
And when that ability is reduced due to wet weather, the Yamaha's suffer. Edwards qualified 6th, Rossi 11th in a field of 17 (was 19, however, one unqualified, one broken leg).
The top speed list for qualifying goes
1. De Puniet - Kawasaki- 275.8
2. Stoner - Ducati - 275.6
3. Hopkins - Suzuki - 275.1
4. Vermeulen -Suzuki - 273.8
5. West - Kawasaki - 272.8
6. Capirossi - Ducati - 272.5
7. Barros - Ducati - 271.0
8. Melandri - Honda - 270.9
9. Hoffmann - Ducati - 269.5
10. Nakano - Honda - 267.7
11. Hayden - Honda - 266.8
12. Roberts - KR212V - 265.8
13. Checa - Yamaha - 265.2
14. Pedrosa - Honda - 264.2
15. Rossi - Yamaha - 263.8
16. Edwards - Yamaha - 254.7
17. Guintoli - Yamaha - 251.2
The top positions are filled with Ducati's, Suzuki's and Kawasakis, while the bottom positions are fillwed with the Yamaha's, even beaten by the Team Roberts KR/Honda machine. Edwards managed a 6th place qualifier with a top speed 21kmh slower than Stoners Ducati.
But hey, top speed means nothing in these conditions, Right?
Here goes a little geeking I just put together (yeah I know, I am a complete geek)
The labels are pretty self explanatory, its just showing qualifying position on one axis, and the speed during the lap on the other. Shows a reasonably linear relationship between speed during the lap and overall position. Not perfectly linear, but reasonably.
Speed has nothing to do with it? Yeah Right.
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