Nicky Hayden also had a profitable final day and he too impressed on qualifiers, setting a time of 1m 38.848s on the 2008 RC212V, which was the quickest lap achieved on the new machine over the three-day test. The 2006 World Champion also completed a long run of 24 laps in order to test the durability of Michelin’s latest batch of race rubber. Hayden then clocked some quick laps with a final run on the 2007 machine and finished the test in positive mood as he heads home to America for the winter break.
After a long 2007 season the Repsol Honda Team will now enjoy some well-earned time off over Christmas before the MotoGP winter test schedule begins again on January 22 at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.
Nicky Hayden Fastest lap: 1m 38.848s – 82 laps Click here to read more
1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1’38.562
2. Nicky Hayden Honda 1’38.848
3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’39.464
4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1.39.747
5. Shinya Nakano Honda 1’40.121
6. Colin Edwards Yamaha 1’40.184
7. Alex de Angelis (Honda) 1’40.185
8. James Toseland Yamaha 1’40.213 Click here to read more
Nicky Hayden had a productive day as he continued to develop the RC212V at the final test of the year before the MotoGP winter testing ban comes into effect on December 1. The 2006 World Champion chose not to run on qualifying rubber today as he and his crew analysed the effects of various changes to chassis set-up.
Nicky Hayden’s quickest lap of 1’40.692s on race tyres was an improvement of 0.3s over yesterday and the 26-year-old American was only 0.04s behind Pedrosa’s best on race rubber. The test continues for one final day tomorrow before the 2007 MotoGP programme finally grinds to a close.
Nicky Hayden
“I think we picked up where we left off yesterday and the test went quite well again. We didn’t work any miracles out there but we chipped away at the times and made some improvements. I wasn’t a lot faster today but I was able to take a little bit off the lap time and was certainly more consistent in my pace than before. Click here to read more
1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1’39.993
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1’40.134
3. Shinya Nakano Honda 1’40.251
4. Alex de Angelis Honda 1’40.332
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1.40.650
6. Nicky Hayden Honda 1’40.692
7. Randy de Puniet Honda 1’40.820
8. Casey Stoner Ducati 1’40.833 Click here to read more
The Repsol Honda Team embarked on its final three days of testing in 2007 at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain today. Nicky Hayden continued to develop the new carbon-fibre clad RC212V – the 800cc machine that will contest in the 2008 MotoGP World Championship. Taking advantage of cool, sunny conditions at the famous Andalucian circuit, the factory Honda rider began analysing the latest engine and chassis updates to the HRC prototype racer.
Nicky Hayden was back on board the RC212V just ten days after the Sepang test and he too was encouraged by the latest developments to this all-new machine. The 2006 World Champion completed 63 laps today and finished the day with the fifth fastest time. His lap of 1m 40.923s was also inside his fastest lap from the March race when he recorded a best time of 1m 41.441s. The test continues at Jerez for two more days.
Nicky Hayden Fastest lap: 1m 40.923s – 63 laps Click here to read more
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