Aegerter: first ever pole position
Dominique Aegerter will remember this Saturday 12 July 2014 for a long time: on the circuit of Sachsenring, that will host, on Sunday, the German grand prix, 77th grand prix of his career in Moto2 - what a coincidence - the Technomag-carXpert Racing Team rider clinched his first ever pole position of his world championship career. Dominant throughout the day, Aegerter had the last word to say ahead of the two championship leaders of the provisional overall classification, Spaniard Esteve Rabat (3rd) and Mika Kallio from Finland (2nd). Aegerter's teammate, Robin Mulhauser, will start from the 33rd position of the starting grid. He is disappointed after a promising first day.
Dominique Aegerter (1st): "In Assen two weeks ago, I was already very close to my first ever pole position and now we've made it happen. I am very happy with my pace but it was difficult to set a fast qualifying time because of traffic. Many riders were waiting trying to follow me. At the end of the session I was able to do three laps alone and concentrate on my lines properly. I normally have good starts but I cannot say before tomorrow what my reaction is going to be like starting from the best position on the starting grid. There will certainly be more pressure but I am going to prepare myself well. And for the race? Like I said I have a good pace but Mika Kallio is also very consistent in his performance. The work that we have done in the past month with a lot of testing bears its fruit; my objective for the second half of the season is to collect as many podiums as possible and to celebrate my first victory."
Robin Mulhauser (33rd): "My feelings are mixed. Lap times are not so bad but my starting position is a lot more annoying. As usual, I recorded my fastest lap time quickly and then I could not improve. We had less grip than this morning and I forgot that one cannot be too aggressive on this track. I was pushing hard, the bike was sliding but my times would not improve. I got my last opportunity on the final lap behind Cortese and Rabat but other riders also wanted to benefit from their lines. The consequences were obvious - none of us benefited. The race will be close, we will have to fight."
