Am l the only one who did not expect that? l know that this is the qualification practice only but it is hard not to notice that the guys with Brigestone are way back and that the 3 front rows are almost all people with Michelin tyres.

So my question is: Is this year going to be better for Michelin, did they finally worked out their problems?

And probably another thing that will come out is... Did Rossi make a mistake by choosing Brigestone?

l know it is a bit early for comments like that but it is kind of bothering my mind..

Hi A. Nik. the Michelin Qualifier has always been better than the Bridgestone. it appears nothing has changed there yet. but the thing to look at was that Stoner was so Quick in the first 2 laps it took everyone else another 6 laps to get close to the time even then l think it was down to qualifiers. Stoner and Rossi will be gone before the michelin boys know where they went. whether the bridgestones will keep going is another story, its going to be interesting to find out.

You know that after Bridgstone took the title last year, Michelin must have been working there butts of to make proper tyres.

They have have it all there own ways for so many years, they just rested on there winning ways.

l think ( l may be wrong ) but Michelin had a 92 race win tally before Bridgestone broke it.

The last non Mich was Wayne Rainey l think on Dunlops ! WOW how times have changed.

What next PIRELL l ? Watch this space!

Hey A.nik

l too went M,M,M when l saw it! But too soon to tell.

laters