Second row for Mika at Motegi qualifying

Mika Kallio will start tomorrow’s 23-lap Moto2 race from the second row of the grid, after qualifying in fifth position this afternoon. The 31-year-old Finn continued to struggle with a lack of feeling with the front end of his Kalex Moto2 machine, especially under braking and on corner entry. Kallio is determined to find a solution tonight, which he’ll test in warm up tomorrow morning. 

Mika Kallio // 5th // 1’51.312
“I’m not happy at all, even if the qualifying position is not so bad. I have struggled with the front end of the bike all weekend and nothing we have tried has brought a significant improvement. We’ve changed everything, working through every option we’ve used this year, but it hasn’t worked. I can feel the difference but while some of the changes brought an improvement in one area, they also caused problems in another. It’s difficult, because I can do the lap time, but I feel like I’m on the limit and likely to crash in almost every corner. We need to find a solution, because it’s not possible to maintain a good pace over full race distance like this. Hopefully we can come up with something for warm up, or tomorrow’s race will be a tough one.” 

Photo: Gold and Goose Photography

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