Comments (0) 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
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
1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1’40.221
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1’40.355
3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1’40.514
4. Colin Edwards Yamaha 1’40.790
5. Nicky Hayden Honda 1’40.923
6. Alex de Angelis Honda 1’41.111
7. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’41,230
8. Shinya Nakano Honda 1’41.277
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The Repsol Honda Team concluded its programme of testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia today with Nicky Hayden recording the fastest overall time of the three-day MotoGP test. Using Michelin qualifying tyres during his final run on the 2007 RC212V, Hayden made the most of favourable track conditions to post a lap time of 2m 00.592s – a remarkable 1.3s inside the 2m 01.877s Malaysian Grand Prix pole position time set by his Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa in October.
aps to evaluate engine settings, test race tyre options and gather valuable data for the HRC technicians in preparation for the coming season. Following this positive track time at Sepang, the factory Honda squad now looks forward to a further three-day test at the Jerez circuit in Spain, beginning on November 27, where Hayden will once again be joined in the garage by Pedrosa. The intense 2007 schedule is then finally brought to a close by the winter MotoGP test ban which runs from December 1 2007 until January 20 2008.
Nicky Hayden
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The Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is very pleased to announce today that the Repsol Honda Team will continue its highly successful partnership with Michelin for the 2008 MotoGP season. Michelin and Honda have collaborated in the top class of motorcycle racing since 1982, during which time they have won 14 riders world championships and recorded 193 race wins.
The first race win of this longstanding alliance came in 1982 with Freddie Spencer at the Belgian Grand Prix and the most recent was Dani Pedrosa’s great victory at the Grand Prix of Valencia on Sunday. After a difficult 2007 season, both Honda and Michelin are determined that this new agreement will form the foundation of further success.
Mr Masumi Hamane, HRC President
“Honda believes MotoGP is an arena for supreme competition and also the place where ultimate collaboration between people and technology can be achieved. We believe we must have mutual respect in this world of supremacy in order to retain our dignity and to succeed. This year the Repsol Honda Team and Michelin have been defeated. So now we must strive to return to the winner’s circle where we belong. We believe next year is the year we will do this. We are determined to fight back with all our might and dignity in order to win back the title.”
Mr Frederic Henry-Biabaud, Director of Michelin Group Motorsport Division
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