Day 3 - PHILLIP ISLAND
The final day of MotoGP tests in Australia saw Team Honda
Gresini working hard on the RC212V Honda bike set-up. Some
improvements from yesterday's best lap timing were set with
race tyres, but not with qualifying tyres. The team is now
ready to move back to Malaysia where another three-day testing
session is to take place next week, before returning to Europe.
ALEX DE ANGELIS, 91 laps, best time 1.30.438
"Today I made many laps on my bike and even simulated
a race: it was a tough session and one of the longest in my
entire career, but in the end I managed to improve slightly
my lap time from yesterday, which is positive. This shows
we are competitive and I believe that, with Bridgestone helping
us, we will soon be able to do better. I am aware there is
still lots of work to do, but I have proved to be a top rider
already and this is a great satisfaction for me!"
SHINYA NAKANO, 89 laps, best time 1.30.728
"Also today we have worked hard on different bike set-ups:
our RC212V Honda bike is a very competitive machine and I
believe we will be able to achieve good results during this
year's championship. We concentrated on race simulation but
tested qualifying tyres as well; we now expect to receive
new material from Bridgestone and are confident in their total
support."
FAUSTO GRESINI, team manager, stated:
"It has been a very positive three day test for my team:
the bike is competitive and both my riders have proved to
have a good pace with race tyres. With qualifiers instead,
we didn't produce satisfying results so we will have to work
harder on this aspect. These tests gave us the chance to try
different material and understand where we need to make some
progress. On the whole I am very pleased with my team's work
and my rider's results on track. We can now move to Malaysia
for the last winter tests next week, with great enthusiasm."
Best lap times:
1. Stoner (Ducati) 1.28.777 25° (51 laps)
2. Hayden (Honda HRC) 1.29.734 71° (102)
3. Toseland (Yamaha Tech 3) 1.29.754 51° (89)
4. Dovizioso (Honda Scot) 1.29.780 84° (90)
5. Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3) 1.29.795 56° (56)
6. Vermeulen (Suzuki) 1.30.216 49° (73)
7. De Angelis (Honda Gresini) 1.30.438 67° (91)
8. Nakano (Honda Gresini) 1.30.728 89° (89)
9. Elias (Ducati Alice) 1.30.966 94° (97)
10. De Puniet (Honda LCR) 1.30.978 64° (115)
11. Guintoli (Ducati Alice) 1.30.983 45° (58)
12. Melandri (Ducati) 1.31.377 18° (108)
13. Capirossi (Suzuki) 1.31.508 75° (75)
14. West (Kawasaki) 1.31.957 16° (90)
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