Marc Marquez looks set to maintain his phenomenal record of success in the United States after claiming pole position for the Indianapolis. The world champion set a phenomenal time on his very first hot lap of the session, leaving his rivals playing a fruitless game of catch-up for the remainder of the pole position shootout. After an impressive showing in final practice, Bradley Smith headed into qualifying as the second fastest rider and the Briton went quickest initially on a 1:32.589. The Tech 3 rider was soon shuffled back down the order though when the Repsol Hondas got up to speed with Dani Pedrosa going four tenths faster while Marquez found even more time, smashing through the...
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