MALAYSIA, SECOND DAY OF TESTING
 Second
day of testing for the Fortuna Honda riders gathered at Sepang
together with the teams and riders from the leading MotoGP
squads. The second day was characterized by sunny sky and
hot temperatures in the morning and rain in the afternoon
that spoiled the second part of the work scheduled for the
late afternoon. Aboard their red and yellow liveried RC211Vs
Marco Melandri and Toni Elias spent the day working on the
setting of the bike, evaluating each part of the new machine.
Italian Melandri worked with the second bike while his team
mate, the Spaniard Toni Elias, was testing different set up
solutions and completing as many kilometres as possible in
order to know the bike and to adjust to it.
MARCO MELANDRI ( 54 laps, 2’02”70):
“We keep on working on the set up of the new bike.
Today I went on track with the second bike and I found more
difficult to find the right feeling. Fortunately in the end
we understood the reasons of the different feeling and tomorrow
we will do a comparative test using both bikes. It was a pity
that it started to rain at 04.00 p.m. The rain spoiled my
race simulation that was scheduled for today. I don’t
know if there will be enough time tomorrow to do a long run.”
 TONI
ELIAS (42 laps, 2’03”26):
“Today we made a step forward in the set up of the
bike. We are working in the right direction, testing different
solutions in order to create a good base.
For me is very important in this moment to complete as many
kilometres as possible as I need to adjust to the new bike.
Unfortunately the afternoon rain spoiled the two last hours
of work that were very important to confirm the work done
today. Tomorrow we will continue working in this direction.
I’m happy both with the bike and my team. The atmosphere
is relaxed and stimulating so that I can work in the best
conditions.”
1) Sete Gibernau (Sp/Ducati) 2'01.66
2) Loris Capirossi (Ita/Ducati) 2' 01.83
3) Colin Edwards (Usa/Yamaha) 2'02.00
4) Nicky Hayden (Usa/ Honda) 2'02.02
5) Daniel Pedrosa (Sp/Honda) 2'02.26
6) Randy De Puniet (Fr/Kawasaki) 2'02.56
7) Casey Stoner (Aus/Honda) 2'02.57
8) Valentino Rossi (Ita/Yamaha) 2'02.62
9) Shinja Nakano (Jap/Kawasaki) 2'02.65
10) Marco Melandri (Ita/Honda) 2'02.70
11) John Hopkins (Usa/Suzuki) 2’02”71
12) Toni Elias (Sp/Honda) 2’03”26
13) Vermeullen (Aus/Suzuki) 2’03”80
14) Kenny Roberts (Usa/Honda) 2’04“10
15) Alex Hofman (Ger/Ducati) 2’04”49
16) James Elison (Eng/Yamaha) 2’04”50
17) José Luis Cardoso (Sp/Ducati) 2’06”06
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