Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Rossi and Yamaha, have Settled



SEPANG - The last day of early testing pre-season MotoGP 2010 at Sepang, Malaysia, yesterday (5 / 2) over more quickly than the planned time. Heavy rain which flushed the track makes the last day of the exercise was completed at 17:00 local time.

In that test, Valentino Rossi became the fastest back, having recorded the previous day's best time. Racer nicknamed The Doctor was the last action on the track. Because, he just got out of the pit at 13:15. He was incised 2 minutes 0.925 seconds from 32 laps.

"Although just trial and error, I am happy to be the fastest. Therefore, there is room for improvement. Sepang is always good for Yamaha. So we will wait until the Qatar (first series) to gain a better understanding," said Rossi told Autosport .

Furthermore, respectively, the next position is occupied by the rival Rossi last season. Namely, Ducati rider Casey Stoner, Rossi teammates on Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha and Repsol Honda driver Dani Pedrosa.

Lorenzo in the ranks of the entry of big three give a tight competition next season. A day earlier, Lorenzo problems and only in the fifth position.

"I feel better today and could spur a quick motor. No big deal. Only after a very long holiday, I seemed to forget the race. I need time, but today was better," said Lorenzo.

Other Yamaha racer Ben Spies, also showed significant progress. Tech 3 Yamaha racer from the United States (U.S.) was in fifth place, after previously had to settle in the 12th position.

The results are also put Spies as the first newcomer into the top five positions. Therefore, another newcomer to the drivers was thrown out of 10 positions. Including, the former star 250 cc class. Namely, Hiroshi Aoyama (Interwetten Honda), Marco Simoncelli (Honda Gresini), and Alvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki), who respectively ranked 14th, 15th, and 16th.

Overall, the last day of the test several times interrupted the rain. The rain started the trial scheduled to take place at 09.00. Track conditions dry gradually at around 13:00. Conditions that make all the drivers take part in these trials.

Because the track was wet from the morning, the test plan over an hour slower than the original plan, which is at 18:00. However, because the rain again at 17.00, the exercise is terminated and not resumed.

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