DAY 1 TEST PHILLIP ISLAND
Phillip Island - First day of the opening test in Phillip
Island with positive results for Team Honda Gresini. Alex
De Angelis, finally back to shape after suffering from tendinitis
at his right arm in Malaysia last week, ended third overall
on race tyres. Japanese Shinya Nakano, 2 tenths slower than
his team mate, focused on improving his feeling with the new
bike and trying to reduce his chattering problems.
Great satisfaction for the whole team at the end of the day.
ALEX DE ANGELIS, 70 laps, best time1.30.688
"I feel really great today, the pain in my right arm
is just a bad memory. Not only, today I immediately felt at
ease since I stepped on my bike: I like this track very much
and the weather conditions were perfect for testing. I was
quick since the beginning and slowly improved during the day.
Each test is a chance for me to stay with my new team and
get to know them, I already feel at home. I also quickly adapted
to my Honda bike, although I believe there are still plenty
of things we need to try: we will keep on working hard in
the next two days."
SHINYA NAKANO, 91 laps, best time 1'31"111
"I think I did a great job today, I made many laps trying
to solve some of the problems we had last week in Sepang,
especially chattering. We are close to the solution now after
some small changes to the fork and to the bike set up. I feel
in great shape and I realized this at the end of the day when
I was able to produce my best time although conditions weren't
the best anymore."
FAUSTO GRESINI, team manager, stated:
"I am very pleased with my team's work today. I was impressed
both by Alex, who set some quick laps with race tyres and
also by Nakano, detemined to set a fast lap despite unfavourable
conditions towards the end of the day. Definitly a good start,
I am really proud of their work."
Best lap times
1. Edwards (Yamaha) 1.29.566 41° (77 laps)
2. Stoner (Ducati) 1.30.178 73° (73)
3. De Angelis (Honda Gresini) 1.30.688 68° (70)
4. Dovizioso (Honda Scot) 1.30.701 56° (79)
5. Toseland (Yamaha Tech 3) 1.30 864 49° (81)
6. Melandri (Ducati) 1.30.869 99° (99)
7. Nakano (Honda Gresini) 1.31.111 90° (91)
8. Hayden (Honda HRC) 1.31.226 96° (107)
9. Capirossi (Suzuki) 1.31.274 52° (82)
10. Vermeulen (Suzuki) 1.31.317 60° (99)
11. De Puniet (Honda LCR) 1.31.436 48° (103)
12. Hopkins (Kawasaki) 1.31.623 79° (88)
13. West (Kawasaki) 1.31.786 65° (72)
14. Guintoli (Ducati Alice) 1.32.484 35° (68)
15. Elias (Ducati Alice) 1.32.573 67° (90)
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