Formula BMW: Maxime Pelletier 3rd this morning

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Quebecker Maxime Pelletier set 3rd time this morning at Mazda Raceway in Laguna Seca. He registered a time of 1 :30.433 minute, only 0.41 tenth of a second slower than Alexander Rossi, considered by some as the potential winner of this year's championship.Gianmarco Ralmondo of Team Autotechnica is the one who set the fastest lap, 1 :29.935, at average speed of 89.585 miles per hour.Mikael Grenier, the rookie and other Quebecker in the race, was 7th on the time sheet at the end of practice #1.Ten drivers participated to this first session of the week-end.