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2008-02-09 Lorenzo pops on top on last day of Sepang test
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Despite improving his pace on qualifying tyres, Jorge Lorenzo found himself unsatisfied with results of Sepang test, as he was not able to improve from previous test in Sepang. Valentino Rossi was happy with outcome of Sepang test, as he managed to find better understanding for both qualifying and race Bridgestones. Rossi also completed race simulation, running consistently under race lap record. The San Carlo Gresini duo of Shinya Nakano and Alex De Angelis focused on bike set-up with new HRC parts and Bridgestone tyre compounds evaluate.
Jorge Lorenzo - 1st - 2:00.705, 73 laps:
This has been a difficult test for us but not completely negative. The major problem is still the front end going into the corners; the bike is not stable and we also have a bit of vibration. We've tried many different settings but we haven't been able to improve as much as we expected, so this means that I still need to adapt my riding style in some areas. Today I started to do a race simulation but I came in again because my pace was not good enough. At the end of the day we tried some qualifying tyres and I was able to improve on my time from the last test, so that's positive. I'm not worried about what's happened here; I've had bad days before and I have confidence that we will find the right way forward. I am looking forward to going to a different track now and seeing what happens there.
Valentino Rossi - 2nd - 2:01.190, 48 laps
I'm really happy about today's race simulation and about the overall balance of this test. Everything has gone well and the race-simulation was an improvement on the one from last time; this is the real test of where we are. We've worked on various different items in many different areas but we've had positive feedback throughout. It's given me the chance to better understand the tyres and today's simulation has given me even more information about how they behave. We've worked more at this test on the set-up of the bike to enable it to work as well as possible with the new tyres and we've also continued to work on the new engine, which will be the standard one for this season, and on the electronics. We've still got a lot to do but so far everything is progressing well. Now we're looking forward to Jerez and seeing where we are at a new track alongside all of our competitors.
Sepang: Lap Record
Casey Stoner (Ducati) 2007, 2:02.108
Sepang: Best Lap
V. Rossi (Yamaha) 2006, 2:00.605
Sepang test - day 3 - unofficial times:
1. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 2:00.705
2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 2:01.190
3. Shinya Nakano (JPN) Honda Gresini 2:02.135
4. Alex De Angelis (RSM) Honda Gresini 2:02.194
5. Olivier Jacque (FRA) Kawasaki Racing 2:03.021
6. Tamaki Serizawa (JPN) Kawasaki Racing 2:03.623
7. Yamaha Test Rider (-) Yamaha Test Team 2:06.000
8. Yamaha Test Rider (-) Yamaha Test Team 2:06.040
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