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Lowes cruises to pole as rivals stumble
- Updated: May 21, 2016
Back to his best, Sam Lowes continued his love affair with Mugello as he took pole from Nakagami and Baldassarri.
Conditions continued to heat up in Mugello as the sun beat down, the track temperature rising to over 47 °C. Higher track temperatures can often lead to slower times but the Mugello circuit proved to have ample grip, Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) dropping into the 1’51s before too long.
Behind Lowes his championship rivals struggled to match his pace, being just 0.4s slower easily seeing a rider outside the top ten. Alex Rins’ (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) session got even worse as he fell at the end of the session at Turn 2. Unchallenged, Lowes danced to his third pole position of the season with a 1’51.965, the …
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