DESMOSEDICI GP5 MAKES FURTHER PROGRESS
Ducati Marlboro Team hard at work on second day of testing
at Sepang. Capirossi, the only rider of the team on track,
again sets quickest time in 2m01.98s.
 Sepang
(Malaysia), 24 January 2005 – Today was another positive
day of non-stop testing for Loris Capirossi, while Carlos
Checa was unable to test the Desmosedici GP5 due to the condition
of his injured hand. The Italian rider, who continued the
development work on the new bike, completed 60 laps of the
Sepang circuit in sweltering conditions (track temperature
56°).
“Today was another excellent day for Loris, confirming
that the GP5 has already reached a good level, and so is Loris’s
confidence with the new Bridgestone tyres”, declared
Livio Suppo, Ducati MotoGP project manager. “Unfortunately
Carlos wasn’t feeling well this morning, he had a big
headache and we preferred to let him rest for the whole day.
It’s nothing serious, just a severe bout of flu, probably
due to his overall condition following his hand injury, which
however is improving, and tomorrow we hope he will join Loris
on the track”.
“It’s a real pleasure to be able to work in this
way, a great satisfaction and an important boost”, declared
Loris Capirossi “We got though a lot of work and tested
several different set-ups, and were able to confirm that the
chassis is performing well. We also made another step forward
with the Bridgestone tyres, in particular with the front which
is perfect. Now we have to concentrate on the rear tyre, in
order to be competitive over race distance. Tomorrow will
be another day of hard work but for the moment I’m really
satisfied with everything: A big thanks to everyone in Ducati
Corse, they’ve done an excellent job.”
“I was a bit disappointed to see everyone else out
on the track but today I was unable to test because I had
a massive headache”, declared Carlos Checa. “Hopefully
tomorrow I’ll be better and I can go out again. In any
case, seeing Loris’s superb performance makes me feel
a lot better and it confirms that we are going to go a long
way with the new GP5 project.”
 Loris
Capirossi 2m01.98s
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