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After the
disappointment of Sunday's rain-lashed French Grand Prix,
Fiat Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards
have been back on board for two busy days of testing at the
Bugatti circuit in Le Mans. With a run of six key races
coming up in just two months, the team have worked on an
array of things as they look to give themselves the best
possible package with which to fight over the most intense
part of the season.
As ever much of the test was given over to tyre testing with
Michelin, the new tyre regulations this year meaning that
post-race tests such as these hold even more importance for
the French manufacturer. The riders also tried some new
chassis modifications in order to improve the stability of
the M1 and Rossi also tested some new engine parts. The Fiat
Yamaha Team now have just over a week off before the first
of two ‘home' races this year - the Grand Prix of Italy in
Mugello on June 3rd.
Davide Brivio - Team Director
"We lost a bit of time yesterday and today due to the
weather, but anyway we've got a lot done and it's been a
very productive couple of days. We've tested a lot of tyres
for Michelin with both riders working in different ways and
we've found two good directions to develop.
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With a run of six key races coming up in just two
months, the team have worked on an array of things
as they look to give themselves the best possible
package with which to fight over the most intense
part of the season. |
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After the disappointment of Sunday's rain-lashed
French Grand Prix, Fiat Yamaha Team riders Valentino
Rossi and Colin Edwards have been back on board for
two busy days of testing at the Bugatti circuit in
Le Mans. |
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Yesterday we also tried some new chassis parts in order to
improve the stability of the bike and we think we've made
some small improvements to our overall package. Valentino
also tried some new engine modifications and we've seen a
small improvement, so we think this is something we can
bring to Mugello. In general it's been a very valuable test
for us and it's also the last chance we'll have for two days
consecutive testing until Brno in August. We've got a very
busy and very important part of the season coming up so it's
been good to have this time to work away from the pressure
of a race weekend."
Le Mans MOTOGP Test Times: 1. Valentino Rossi (ITA)
Fiat Yamaha Team 1'34.61; 2. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda
Team 1'34.63; 3. Toni Elias (SPA) Honda Gresini 1'34.81; 4.
Nicky Hayden (USA) Repsol Honda Team 1'34.86; 5. Marco
Melandri (ITA) Honda Gresini 1'35.13; 6. Colin Edwards (USA)
Fiat Yamaha Team 1'35.52; 7. Makoto Tamada (JPN) Dunlop
Yamaha Tech 3 1'36.11
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