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Stoner and Melandri's tests are positive |
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Posted by Kenn Stamp
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
POSITIVE TESTS FOR STONER AND MELANDRI AT JEREZ
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The Ducati Marlboro Team concluded their visit
to Jerez de la Frontera on Monday with a day of tests that both Casey Stoner and
Marco Melandri rated as highly positive, despite the Italian having ended the
session early due to a crash.
Melandri was not seriously injured in the
crash, escaping with damage to a nail on his left hand, and was just
disappointed that he didn't get to complete an otherwise satisfactory day of
set-up work that had only just begun to bear fruit.
Casey Stoner was
much happier, however, having improved his feeling with the front and giving
himself extra confidence for the next round of the season, the Grand Prix of
Portugal on April 13th.
Casey Stoner
(Ducati Marlboro Team), fastest lap on race tyres - 1'40.588; with qualifying
tyres - 1'39.218 (59 laps)
"We've done a few different tests on
the setting and with the tyres and I'm pretty happy with how it's gone. We tried
some different front tyres that gave me a better feeling than I had in the race
yesterday, especially under braking, so I can say it was a really positive test.
It's a bit of a shame because with just a few small changes to the set-up we had
yesterday the situation has improved a lot and we could have had a much better
race if we'd gone with this in the first place. The test on qualifying tyres
didn't go quite as well because on the best one I ran wide in one corner and
without that I would have knocked a few tenths off my best time. It has been the
best day we've had at Jerez and it's left me with a good feeling going to
Estoril!".
Marco Melandri (Ducati
Marlboro Team), fastest lap on race tyres - 1'41.396 (32
laps)
"The day started well and we were working with some success
on finding more rear grip when I lost the front and crashed on the way into the
final bend. It happened suddenly and my hand got trapped underneath the
handlebar. I was lucky not to break any bones in my fingers but it's still
really painful because the nail on my middle finger has ripped in half. I don't
think it will be a problem for Estoril though. Unfortunately we had to call time
on a day that was proving to be important and positive. We had a few things
still to try, including the tyre that Casey liked. The changes we've had chance
to test have been good and I'm sure we're on the right track to improve my
feeling with the Desmosedici"
31
March unofficial lap times
1. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
1'38.679
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1'39.117
3. Casey Stoner (Ducati)
1'39.218
4. Randy De Puniet (Honda) 1'39.484
5. John Hopkins (Kawasaki)
1'39.569
6. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) 1'39.747
7. Shinya Nakano (Honda)
1'40.034
8. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 1'40.166
9. Nicky Hayden (Honda)
1'40.389
10. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 1'40.394
11. Chris Vermeulen
(Suzuki) 1'40.534
12. Alex De Angelis (Honda) 1'41.308
13. Marco Melandri
(Ducati) 1'41.396
14. Anthony West (Kawasaki) 1'42.132
15. Toni Elias
(Ducati) 1'42.240
16. Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati) 1'42.624 |
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The Ducati Marlboro Team concluded their visit
to Jerez de la Frontera on Monday with a day of tests that both Casey Stoner and
Marco Melandri rated as highly positive, despite the Italian having ended the
session early due to a crash.
Melandri was not seriously injured in the
crash, escaping with damage to a nail on his left hand, and was just
disappointed that he didn't get to complete an otherwise satisfactory day of
set-up work that had only just begun to bear fruit.
Casey Stoner was
much happier, however, having improved his feeling with the front and giving
himself extra confidence for the next round of the season, the Grand Prix of
Portugal on April 13th.
Casey Stoner
(Ducati Marlboro Team), fastest lap on race tyres - 1'40.588; with qualifying
tyres - 1'39.218 (59 laps)
"We've done a few different tests on
the setting and with the tyres and I'm pretty happy with how it's gone. We tried
some different front tyres that gave me a better feeling than I had in the race
yesterday, especially under braking, so I can say it was a really positive test.
It's a bit of a shame because with just a few small changes to the set-up we had
yesterday the situation has improved a lot and we could have had a much better
race if we'd gone with this in the first place. The test on qualifying tyres
didn't go quite as well because on the best one I ran wide in one corner and
without that I would have knocked a few tenths off my best time. It has been the
best day we've had at Jerez and it's left me with a good feeling going to
Estoril!".
Marco Melandri (Ducati
Marlboro Team), fastest lap on race tyres - 1'41.396 (32
laps)
"The day started well and we were working with some success
on finding more rear grip when I lost the front and crashed on the way into the
final bend. It happened suddenly and my hand got trapped underneath the
handlebar. I was lucky not to break any bones in my fingers but it's still
really painful because the nail on my middle finger has ripped in half. I don't
think it will be a problem for Estoril though. Unfortunately we had to call time
on a day that was proving to be important and positive. We had a few things
still to try, including the tyre that Casey liked. The changes we've had chance
to test have been good and I'm sure we're on the right track to improve my
feeling with the Desmosedici"
31
March unofficial lap times
1. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
1'38.679
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1'39.117
3. Casey Stoner (Ducati)
1'39.218
4. Randy De Puniet (Honda) 1'39.484
5. John Hopkins (Kawasaki)
1'39.569
6. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) 1'39.747
7. Shinya Nakano (Honda)
1'40.034
8. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 1'40.166
9. Nicky Hayden (Honda)
1'40.389
10. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 1'40.394
11. Chris Vermeulen
(Suzuki) 1'40.534
12. Alex De Angelis (Honda) 1'41.308
13. Marco Melandri
(Ducati) 1'41.396
14. Anthony West (Kawasaki) 1'42.132
15. Toni Elias
(Ducati) 1'42.240
16. Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati) 1'42.624
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