DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM: SUCCESSFUL RACE SIMULATIONS
More spring weather for the second MotoGP Test day at Jerez
de la Frontera.
Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau were able to make the most
of the warmest hours of the day and continue the development
work on their Desmosedici GP6s and Bridgestone tyres. The
Borgo Panigale manufacturer's factory riders exclusively used
race tyres today, with a view to preparing for the 2006 season
opener.
The Ducati Marlboro Team men have been very fast since the
first sessions this morning, with Loris clocking his best
lap time on race tyres in 1'40.544, which beats Valentino
Rossi's lap record set last year (1'40.596). Capirossi and
Gibernau then used the afternoon to carry out a 27-lap race
simulation which yielded important, positive information for
the Ducati Corse and Bridgestone engineers.
Loris CAPIROSSI (68 laps - Best lap time: 1'40.544)
"I am really very happy. This morning we fine-tuned our
settings even more and I managed to lap really, really fast,
to the point that I broke the lap record! My bike and tyres
were good, the weather conditions were also perfect and we
succeeded in completing a race simulation. I am satisfied
because I practically always lapped within the 41's at a consistent
pace throughout today's simulation. Tomorrow, we'll try and
improve some more but I can say we're in a good position for
the first race."
Sete GIBERNAU (82 laps - Best lap time: 1'40.954)
" For the first time today we had the right conditions
for a long-run test, and I can say now that we're right where
I expected to be. The work done by my Team and by Bridgestone
so far has been very positive and we made substantial progress
compared to when we were last here in November. However, there's
still some margin for improvement and we must stay concentrated
and work as hard as we've always done so far. It felt good
to do a full 27-lap race simulation without any problems:
it's a good starting point to try and improve even more tomorrow."
Temperatures: Air 21° - Track: 30°
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