Jorge Lorenzo piled pressure on championship leader Valentino Rossi on Saturday as he grabbed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, after Alex de Angelis suffered serious injuries and memory loss in a heavy crash. The Spaniard grabbed his fourth pole position of the season after having led all four practice sessions before clocking 1min 43.790sec in qualifying, 0.081sec faster than Yamaha teammate Rossi. Injured defending champion Marc Marquez, who broke a bone in his left hand in a mountain-biking accident last month, shares the front row with the Yamaha duo, coming in 0.426sec slower than Lorenzo. Earlier ART rider de Angelis came off in the fourth free practice session and was...
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