SEPANG DAY 2: Melandri and Elias keep on working
Action goes on at Sepang, Malaysia, for the first test session
of the 2007 season, in preparation of World Championship.
Today the Honda Gresini riders focused on the best possible
base line to work from and started an intense tyre programme
together with the Bridgestone technicians.
MARCO MELANDRI (76 laps, 2.03.253): "It
was a demanding day. The temperatures were very high and we
worked no stop to finish today's programme. We struggled a
bit in the morning but in the end we find a solution that
I like. We tested different set up solutions and studied the
geometry of the bike before starting to test tyres. I'm quite
satisfied , the clutch has improved and I have a better feeling
now. Tomorrow we will focus on tyre testing. I'm confident,.I
see the Honda Engineers and the Bridgestone technicians very
motivated".
TONI ELIAS (75 laps, 2.04.124): "Today
we focused on tyre testing without making too many changes
on chassis and suspensions. We tested many variations, rear
tyres and front tyres, in order to find the right solution
for the Honda- Bridgestone package. It has been a tough day
but I'm happy and confident. At this moment of the year is
important to work step by step, because we need to understand
how the new bike works with these new tyres. Tomorrow we will
continue the tyre testing while in Australia we will go back
working on the setting of the bike".
UNOFFICIAL TIMES
1. Hopkins (Usa-Suzuki) 2'01"806
2. Edwards (Usa-Yamaha) 2'01"930;
3. Vermeulen (Aus-Suzuki) 2'02"275;
4. Barros (Bra-Ducati) 2'02"538;
5. Rossi (Ita-Yamaha) 2'02"613;
6. Capirossi (Ita-Ducati) 2'02"793;
7. De Puniet (Fra-Kawasaki) 2'02"806;
8. Hayden (Usa-Honda) 2'02"948;
9. Pedrosa (Spa-id.) 2'03''098;
10. Stoner (Aus-Ducati) 2'03"190;
11. Melandri (Ita-Honda) 2'03"253;
12 Nakano (Gia-id.) 2'03"633;
13. Checa (Spa-id.) 2'03"681;
14. Ito (Gia-Ducati) 2'03"700;
15. Roberts (Usa-Kr/Honda) 2'03"800;
16. Hoffman (Ger-Ducati) 2'03"895;
17. Elias (Spa-Honda) 2'04"124;
18. Jacque (Fra-Kawasaki) 2'04"171;
19. Tamada (Gia-Yamaha) 2'04"350;
20. Guintoli (Fra-id.) 2'04"892;
21. Yoshikawa (Gia-id.) 2'05"646;
21. Fujiwara (Gia-id.) 2'06"737.
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