DUCATI DESMOSEDICI TAKES TO THE SEPANG TRACK FOR FURTHER
TESTING
A full house of MotoGP riders present in the final winter
testing session at the Sepang circuit. Positive day for Loris
Capirossi, who continues development work on the Desmosedici
GP6, while a minor mechanical problem slows down the work
of Sete Gibernau.
Sepang (Malaysia), Tuesday 14 February 2006 -The Ducati Marlboro
Team returned to Sepang today for a second three-day test
session for all the MotoGP teams at the Malaysian circuit
before the start of the World Championship.
The day was characterized by suffocating heat in the morning
(track temperatures above 50°C) and then disturbed by
the rain, which shortly after 4 pm in the afternoon forced
everyone back to the pit garages. The light showers were enough
to keep the track damp but made any more dry testing time
impossible before the closure of the track at 6 pm.
Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau took advantage of the dry
weather to continue the development of the new Desmosedici
GP6. Both riders have an intense testing programme ahead of
them, which also includes the new tyres that Bridgestone have
developed with the data accumulated at this circuit at the
end of January.
Loris CAPIROSSI (44 laps - 2m02.64s)
"I am pretty satisfied with the way things went today"
declared Loris. "We continued development work on the
bike, concentrating mainly on the set-up to try and obtain
the best compromise between agility and stability. We managed
to find something good and tomorrow we'll focus on the tyres.
The team is working well, and the bike seems to be much improved
over last year's machine".
Sete GIBERNAU (38 laps - 2m03.51s)
"Today we had a mechanical problem which ruined almost
all the time available" said Sete, whose bike suffered
a gearbox glitch. "Just before it began to rain I went
out on the second bike which was much better, but then the
rain brought the test to a halt. We are here to test, and
it's better that the problems emerge here rather than in the
race!"
Tomorrow and Thursday, weather permitting, testing for Capirossi
and Gibernau will revolve around the chassis, the electronics
and the tyres.
Temperature: air 33° / track 55°
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