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2007-09-03 Riders continue work in Misano
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 After race that took place yesterday in Misano, most of the riders and teams stayed for another extra day of testing in Misano. Although championship race is almost over, it seems that some of teams are already working with next season in mind, using remaining races to prepare their machines for 2008. Read about work done today from riders perspective.
Casey Stoner - 1:34.11 - 58 laps
We are very happy with today. We had a few tyres to test, very similar to those we had tested after the race at Brno. We have once again found some very positive points which could give us a step forward at future races. Also, we tried another step with the chassis, again similar to what we did at Brno, just to confirm things, and once again we did consistently very fast times. It has been a very positive test for us, though also a quite a long and hot day.
Nicky Hayden - 1:34.26 – 134 laps
I’m pretty happy with this test. I did a 1m 34.2s lap on race tyres which is quite decent and it actually makes the first lap incident yesterday even more frustrating. We were probably closer to the pace yesterday than even I thought because today, without really making any changes, we were able to go quite a lot quicker. Also when I ran off track yesterday it cut the tyre and so we weren’t able to learn anything in the race. I’m not going to fool anybody and say we had anything to match Stoner but I was able to lap pretty comfortably in the 1m 34s this afternoon. The track condition improved and that helped quite a bit too. We did some serious work with Michelin and they are really putting in the effort, though I can’t say we found a whole lot because towards the end I went back to a reference tyre and did my best lap of the weekend. The team did a really good job and worked hard so a big thanks to them – they’re as committed as ever. We’ll go to Portugal and try to use some this information.
Dani Pedrosa - 1:34.36 – 95 laps
This was a useful test today and we were able to get some information about the bike and tyres at this track that we missed out on in the race yesterday. It can seem quite difficult to come back and test after such a disappointing race result – I only completed a couple of hundred metres before I was taken down – but once we were out on track the conditions were quite good and we could spend some good time testing tyres and also some settings adjustments. I’m looking forward to the next race now and really want to do a good job there and get the sort of result the team deserves.
Valentino Rossi - 1:34.34 - 57 laps
The disappointment of yesterday hasn't gone away but of course the best way to deal with it has been to get back to work, and this is what we've done today. Our engineers have looked at the engine and it seems that the problem was something which could have occurred also in the old one, so it was just bad luck for us. The new engine gives us some speed advantage over the old one so we will keep on working on its development. This afternoon we tried some new tyres and we found some very interesting and positive things. It seems that Michelin have done a good job in their recent work and it was definitely a much more positive test than in Brno, so we're quite happy with our day's work
Marco Melandri - 1:34.37
Together with the Bridgestone technicians we tested in preparation of the next races. I also used all the time at disposal to work on the set up of the bike recovering the time lost on Friday because of the rain and on Saturday because of my crash during the morning practices. We found some interesting solutions and I’m happy because the bike is working well. Today I still had some pain so a preferred not to make too many laps in a row.
Colin Edwards - 6th - 1:34.44 - 94laps
This morning we were working on the right side of the tyre following the problems we had yesterday and to be honest we didn't really make much progress. However after lunch Michelin brought out some new stuff which I tried and immediately liked and so we just kept working in that direction throughout the afternoon. I was doing mid 34s very comfortably and it really felt better and better as we went on, so I was really pleased. We tried some new electronic stuff and a new shock for Ohlins but it was mostly about tyres and it was great to be making some progress. I think I can honestly say that this was the most constructive test we've done in the last six months; it was a good way to round off an otherwise bad weekend and it's put us all in a positive frame of mind for the next race.
Toni Elias - 1:35.22
The race yesterday was very demanding and at the end I was really tired. I suffered a lot for my leg so Today I couldn’t push too much. In total I completed 85 laps, not bad if I consider my physical conditions. Today we focused on tyre testing and we worked on the set up and I could improve my race rhythm. Now I need some days of rest before starting the preparation for the Portugal GP.
Loris Capirossi - 1:35.79 - 40 laps
Today we made some tyre tests and we tried some changes to the set-up, aiming to sort out the problems we had during the weekend. Concerning the Bridgestone tyres, I had got a good feeling today and I think we're starting a good job for the future, but concerning the set-up tests, we weren't able to make the steps forward we were hoping for.
Unofficial test times - Misano
1. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro Team 1'34.10
2. Nicky Hayden (USA) Repsol Honda Team 1'34.24
3. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 1'34.29
4. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'34.34
5. Marco Melandri (ITA) Honda Gresini 1'34.37
6. Colin Edwards (USA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1'34.44
7. Randy de Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki Racing Team 1'34.54
8. John Hopkins (USA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'34.58
9. Carlos Checa (SPA) Honda LCR 1'34.66
10. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1'35.31
11. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1'35.37
12. Toni Elias (SPA) Honda Gresini 1'35.44
13. Anthony West (AUS) Kawasaki 1'35.61
14. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati Marlboro Team 1'35.80
15. Makoto Tamada (JPN) Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1'37.07
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