Picture: Edwards slides his Aprilia.
Those that think Aprilia have a traction control system which won't allow rear wheel slide should look at this picture, taken during Sepang first qualifying, of Colin Edwards lighting up his rear Michelin on the exit♛ of a turn.
Edwards and team-mate Noriyuki Haga finished the session in 15th and 13th places respectively, a promising start for the Texan in p🐻articular - who'd never s♊een the circuit before.
Those that think Aprilia have a traction control system which won't allow rear wheel slide should look at this picture, taken during Sepang first qualifying, of Col꧅in Edwards lighting up his rear Michelin on the exit of a turn.
Edwards and team-mate Noriyuki Haga finished the session in🎶 15th and 13th places respectively, a promising start for the Texan in particular - who'd never seen the circuit before.
"Considering it's my first ever time on this track I feel satisfied," said the double WSBK champ. "I studied this tr🅘ack with the Playstation and watched some videos of last year. Today I did not use the qualifying tyres as I haveℱ to find the right set up first."
"Today I made a good work finding 'interesting' solutions in order to solve my chattering problems," added Haga. "We are working hard to improve the suspensions and the traction because they play an important role here. I used the qualifying tyre as I do not know how the weather can be tomo𝓀rrow."
Final qualifying for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix takes place toﷺmorrow.
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