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The first day of qualifying got off to a steady but solid start for the Yamaha World Supersport team at Vallelunga today with Hill coming in fifth and Parkes eighth. Things were made all the more interesting today by the weather, which more resembled British weather than Italian with rain and cool temperatures. In addition to the weather conditions, this morning's free practice session was delayed for an hour after oil was dropped on the track five minutes into the session. Following the re-start Hill put in a good number of laps, spending the time learning the track layout and getting an init...

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