“It wasn’t the day I had hoped for, seeing the progress we had made over the weekend. In Saturday morning’s practice, when it was a little cooler and the conditions were similar to those of today, I lapped in 1m43.6 while here today I haven’t gone under 1m44 and right from the start I didn’t have the same feeling as I had over the weekend. I don’t know why, also because we worked so hard, but I hope that the data collected is of use to the engineers so we can prepare well for Assen.”
MotoGP Test times, Monday 15th June 2009
1. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 1:42.230 (69 laps)
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1:42.434 (58)
3. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1:42.446 (80)
4. Mika Kallio (Ducati) 1:42.637 (98) Click here to read more
The first test session of the 2009 preseason ended today at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, with another day of intense work for the MotoGP teams and riders, who were able to take advantage of stable yet typically demanding conditions.
Nicky Hayden has made continual progress over the three days of the test and he was able to improve by another half second today, although he would have ideally liked to have been even faster. The American is determined to use the information gathered over the past three days to full effect in the next test, having already shown the team his famous dedication to the task. The lap times set by his own team-mate have given Hayden belief that there is a lot more to come from himself and his bike, giving him a crucial mix of confidence and motivation ahead of the new season.
The next appointment for the Ducati Marlboro Team is a test session from 1st to 3rd March at the Losail circuit in Qatar. Click here to read more
1. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1’48.287
2. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1’48.296
3. Marco Melandri ITA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1′48.786
4. Niccolo Canepa ITA Alice Team (B) 1′49.917
5. Mika Kallio FIN Alice Team (B) 1′50.275
6. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1′54.057
7. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1′57.322
The first session of a two-day test got underway in hot and sunny conditions in Valencia today, a day full of new things for the Ducati Marlboro Team. At close to 11.00 in the morning, when the garage doors were opened, the spotlights were all focused on Nicky Hayden and on his ‘Stars and Stripes’ liveried Ducati, which had its first run at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.
Hayden, like new team-mate Casey Stoner, carried out his first run of the day with the GP8 before turning his attention firmly on the GP9. The American continually improved his rhythm throughout the course of the day, stopping the clock with a best lap of 1’33.960
Nicky Hayden – best lap 1’33.960 (79 laps) Click here to read more
1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1’32.464
2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1’32.672
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1’32.921
4. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1’33.142
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1’33.325
6. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1’33.375
7. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1’33.550
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1’33.676 Click here to read more
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