Brno Test - Rossi
Ambient temperature: 20 degrees
Track temperature: 25 degrees
Humidity: 35%
NO REST FOR ROSSI AS TEST COMMENCES IN BRNO
Fresh from his fifth victory of the season yesterday, which
took him fifty points clear at the top of the standings, Valentino
Rossi was back in action today on the first day of a two-day
test at Brno. The Fiat Yamaha Team rider finished the day
second fastest, behind Casey Stoner, with a best lap of 1'57.332
after 28 laps.
The main focus of the day was on testing new Bridgestone
tyres and the Fiat Yamaha crew worked through a range of both
front and rear rubber, with an eye on finding new material
for the final six races of the season. Rossi also tried some
new electronics and mapping, which he will continue working
on tomorrow.
Rossi's Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was also testing
today and finished ninth fastest, with a best lap of 1'57.979.
Davide Brivio
Team manager
"It was a good day of testing today, after a great day
of racing yesterday! We have tested many different Bridgestone
tyres, both front and rear, and we have collected a lot of
information which will help us for the rest of the season.
Then we worked on some new electronics and mapping but we
need to continue with this tomorrow because we haven't finished
the whole programme. Tomorrow we also have some general set-up
work to do, to try some things that we weren't able to check
at the weekend, due to losing one day to rain. We hope that
we will have another good day tomorrow, finish all of our
planned work and then we will leave here in good shape for
the final push."
Test Times
1. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro 1'56.261
2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'57.332
3. Toni Elias (SPA) Alice Team 1'57.457
4. Shinya Nakano (JPN) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'57.652
5. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki 1'57.742
6. Colin Edwards (USA) Tech 3 Yamaha 1'57.756
7. Alex De Angelis (RSM) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1'57.826
8. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Alice Team 1'57.859
9. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'57.979
10. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'58.177
11. Niccolò Canepa (ITA) Ducati Test 1'58.204
12. Marco Melandri (ITA) Ducati Marlboro 1'58.325
13. Randy De Puniet (FRA) LCR Honda MotoGP 1'58.568
14. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda 1'59.067
15. Olivier Jacque (FRA) Kawasaki Racing 1'59.130
16. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) JiR Team Scot MotoGP 1'59.130
17. James Toseland (GBR) Tech 3 Yamaha 1'59.228
18. John Hopkins (USA) Kawasaki Racing 2'00.414
19. Tadyuki Okada (JPN) Repsol Honda Team 2'00.735
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