rossi is not on pole, but is it part of a bigger plan?

rossi is not on pole, not on the first row, not on the second row, but on the third. just ahead of cussin colin. now everyone will have a field day with this. we have seen this before, the "i told you so" crowd will be all puffy chested til rossi starts picking people off. and just how many guys are gonna go down trying to win this thing on the first lap? i will make my predictions later...

rain in spain is pain...free practice times from jerez

1. V. Rossi Yamaha ITA 1' 41.613
2. L. Capirossi Ducati ITA 1' 41.625
3. D. Pedrosa Honda ESP 1' 41.798
4. S. Gibernau Ducati ESP 1' 41.798
5. S. Nakano Kawasaki JPN 1' 41.939
6. M. Melandri Honda ITA 1' 42.108
7. C. Edwards Yamaha USA 1' 42.266
8. N. Hayden Honda USA 1' 42.276
9. R. De Puniet Kawasaki FRA 1' 42.455
10. T. Elias Honda ESP 1' 42.518
11. K. Roberts Team Roberts KR USA 1' 42.538
12. C. Stoner Honda AUS 1' 42.552
13. C. Checa Yamaha ESP 1' 42.608
14. J. Hopkins Suzuki USA 1' 42.727
15. M. Tamada Honda JPN 1' 42.868