The local Roman rider spent most of the day working on a good bike set-up so that he could get comfortable on the bike. While he was getting comfy his team mate,
Yukio Kagayama was still feeling the uncomfortable effects of his crash at the Eurospeedway in Lausitz where he broke a bone in his right hand. The gritty Japanese rider still battled on to achieve 14th place.
"Today I spent most of the time working on finding a good set-up. When I get that and am comfortable, I can begin to push really hard,” explained Biaggi.
It wasn't all plain sailing as he had a slight chatter problem, “I had a little problem with vibration in the turns, but it only affected one bike, not the other. We'll have to work on that and solve the problem. When I was on a 'hot lap' towards the end of the session, the rear was spinning a bit. But it was too late to come in and put another tyre in, so I just carried on. Like all tracks, a good grid place is important so I'll be making sure of that in final qualifying and Superpole."
Kagayama was struggling with the tight turns on the intricate Italian track as he said, “Last Sunday I didn't think I'd be able to ride the bike this weekend, because my wrist was badly swollen and it felt very sore. But now the swelling has gone down and it felt better than I thought it would. My arm is not as strong as before the crash so it may be a problem towards the end of the races. My other problem here is the small corners; I do not like small corners and especially the hairpin here! This track is quite physical and I shall have to see how my hand holds up."
