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CAMEL YAMAHA TEST – FRANCE, LE MANS
YAMAHA PUT DISAPPOINTMENT BEHIND THEM WITH POSITIVE
LE MANS TEST
Camel Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards
were back on board at Le Mans today, with riders and team
alike eager to forget the disappointment of yesterday’s
race and start looking forward to the next challenge.
Rossi and Edwards were confined to the garage this morning
by rain, but the afternoon brought better weather and they
were able to start testing after lunch and carry on until
six o’clock. As well as testing new electrical
mapping, trying some new Michelin tyres and generally refining
set-up, Edwards had his first chance to try out the new chassis,
which Rossi used throughout last weekend. Edwards completed
30 of his 38 laps using the new chassis and, like his team-mate,
the Texan was impressed with the improvements it brings to
the performance of his YZR-M1 and will now use it on one of
his bikes in Mugello. Edwards now heads to the
Clermont-Ferrand track to take part in a day of dedicated
tyre testing for Michelin tomorrow, whilst Rossi has flown
to Spain to attend the Laureus World Sports Awards, where
he is nominated for Sportsman of the Year.
DAVIDE BRIVIO – CAMEL YAMAHA TEAM DIRECTOR
“Unfortunately the weather was bad here this morning,
so we couldn’t get started until the afternoon, but
we’ve used the time well and managed to get a lot of
important work done. We tested some new electronic mapping
for both bikes and also some new tyres for Michelin.
We’ve generally just worked on fine-tuning the set-up
for both riders and we’ve made some good progress, with
good lap times. Colin used the new chassis today for
the first time and he really liked it and felt a great improvement,
as Valentino did last week, so now in Mugello he will have
one bike with the new chassis and one with the old chassis.
Valentino of course continued to use both his bikes with the
new chassis and today has helped us to confirm the impressions
that we gained at the weekend; that this new chassis works
very well and our bike is now ready to win races.
“With regards to the problem of yesterday, now our
Japanese engineers are making all the necessary checks to
find out what went wrong and understand the situation, and
we hope that’s the end of our bad luck! It was
good to have the chance to get back to work today after the
disappointment of yesterday, it has been a positive day and
it’s reminded us all that we’ve got a competitive
package now for the next set of races.”
Camel Yamaha Team Times:
1. COLIN EDWARDS, 1’36.49 (38 Laps
2. VALENTINO ROSSI, 1’36.84 (26 Laps)
Le Mans Lap Record: Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 2006 –
1’35.087
Le Mans Best Lap: Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 2006 – 1’33.990
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