kneedragger

Day One...

1. Valentino Rossi - Fiat Yamaha Team 2:00.300
2. Nicky Hayden - Repsol Hrc 2:01.949
3. Shinya Nakano - Honda Gresini 2:02.317
4. Jorge Lorenzo - Fiat Yamaha Team 2:02.654
5. Alex De Angelis - Honda Gresini 2:03.231
6. Olivier Jacque - Kawasaki Racing 2:03.655
7. Yamaha Test Rider - Yamaha Test Team 2:06.356
8. Tamaki Serizawa - Kawasaki Racing 2:06.874
9. Yamaha Test Rider - Yamaha Test Team 2:07.319

cash

its nice to see Rossi top a time sheet finally.. and he is 1.6 seconds on #2

late apex

He was also the only one to run a Q.

cash

where do you find that out?

eric

Late Apex's people talk to Rossi's people. Keep up.

Hypnotiq

Its right in the press release.

All the fast times are always put down with Q's. Look back at Philip Island and Test #1. Stoner was on a Q when he set his too.

Test times mean shit.
Qualifying times mean shit.

The only time that matters is when the green flag drops and the race has begun.

cash

good to know

WilliamD

what is the best news site for the moto gp action?

Hypnotiq

NoQuarter#121

keep in mind the brigestone qualifier is not as good as the michellin. (yet)

The mich's posted many pole positions last year, but couldn't win many races..

No more whinning about the tires Rossi. Go win some races!

kneedragger

Day two ....

1. Valentino Rossi - Fiat Yamaha Team 2:00.472
2. Nicky Hayden - Repsol Hrc 2:00.900
3. Shinya Nakano - Honda Gresini 2:02.049
4. Jorge Lorenzo - Fiat Yamaha Team 2:02.396
5. Alex De Angelis - Honda Gresini 2:02.646
6. Olivier Jacque - Kawasaki Racing 2:03.513
7. Tamaki Serizawa - Kawasaki Racing 2:06.027

PeteN95

Can't wait to hear Vale crying when the Michelins become the hot setup mid way through the season!?

late apex

Look what happens when another rider tries a Q. The times don't look quite so lopsided. So why did Rossi go backwards today?

koorbloh

maybe I'm too much of a nooob, but .6 of a second doesn't seem significant (to me) without the rest of the lap times....like maybe that previous fastest lap was waay above the rest of his laps, and this time there was more consistency?

please...educate me....this stuff interests me, but I don't know enough about it

Hypnotiq

I love the outcry over when Rossi turns a fast time with a Q tire but no one says shit when Stoner does it.

As I said before. Its testing. Times dont mean shit. Just like I dont think practice or qualifying times mean shit. How many times did Rossi qualify 11th and still win races? Exactly.

However, its the winter and people need something to speculate about.

Valentino Rossi
Position: 1st Time: 2’00.472 Laps: 70

“Today was another very good day and I had a good pace and rhythm all day. We tested some different Bridgestone tyres before again trying the one I prefer, which confirmed that this is the best one for us and so we will use it for the long run tomorrow. We worked a little bit on the suspension and also on the electronic mapping and we also tried a lot of practice starts, maybe as many as ten, and we need to improve a bit in this area. I also tried a new cowling which is aimed at improving the cooling system and this had a good result. Finally I tried a qualifying tyre again and, although I made a small mistake on my lap because I was quite tired by then, it was again very positive.”

late apex

.6 seconds is an eternity. As Nico said, testing times aren't the end-all, but I think they show progress of the individual more than anything. That was why I questioned Rossi's time being slower today than yesterday, but the info Nico provided answered that nicely.

If you look at all lap times during a test, again as Nico stated, there is very little that can be learned because of the constant changes that are being made to the bike and tires. Unlike Nico, I feel that the third day of these tests can provide some insight as race simulations are normally done on what the riders feel is the best set-up in order to find out how the tires will go off at the end of a race. They are running fractionally off race pace during these simulations.

Hope that helps Jeff.

koorbloh

it gets me closer to understanding racing! thanks!

kneedragger

Day Three....
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

Buckwheat

Yes, Jorge was faster on qualifiers today, but he is still a half second behind Rossi's qualifier run yesterday (Rossi focused on race simulation today without utilizing a 'qualifying' set-up). Rossi's race tire times are also faster than Jorges race tire times while Rossi continues to improve with his race tires. Jorge is not improving...at least at Sepang...he has found his limit! Go Rossi!

Hypnotiq

ROSSI COMPLETES MALAYSIAN TEST WITH IMPRESSIVE RACE SIMULATION

Valentino Rossi rounded off a successful three days in Malaysia with another impressive day's testing at the Sepang International Circuit today. The high point of the Italian's day was his race simulation, when he lapped consistently under lap record pace and improved on his time from the January test, as well as on last year's race time.

Rossi was pleased both with the performance of his 2008-spec M1 and with his Bridgestone tyres, today's results indicating that he and his team are on target with their pre-season development. His best time of 2'01.190 was set on a qualifying tyre on his 23rd of 48 laps, putting him second in the standings behind team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who topped the time sheets today with an impressive time of 2'00.705.

The Fiat Yamaha Team will reconvene closer to home at Jerez in Spain on Saturday, 16th February for the three-day Official MotoGP Test, the penultimate test before the season kicks off in March.


Valentino Rossi
Position: 2nd Time: 2'01.190 Laps: 48

"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."

bikenut

I assume you get the speed channel in bf idaho - I peruse this section but never post - can get heated in motogp season - you can find all this stuff at either speed website or motogp but you'll learn more with the guys commentaries here - serisously - besides it's more entertaining

fastfoodfred

Does that mean the rumors of Rossi being gay are true?

late apex

Rossi injected Stoner with his home brewed "fast juice" before last season.

Hypnotiq

What did Stoner's wife have to say about that?