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MOTOGP SEPANG TEST: ROSSI ENDS SESSION ON TOP

05/02/2010

Rossi, complete with chicken lid livery, ended the Sepang test half a second up on Stoner

By David Miller
Image by Yamaha Racing

Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi kept his place at the head of the Sepang MotoGP test timesheets on the second and final day but only got out for 32 laps as the morning session was rained off.

The Doctor didn't get out on track until just after lunch, but managed a 2'00.925 lap which was half-a-second faster than Casey Stoner and close to his outright lap record of 2'00.518. Team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was third fastest on a 2'01.680. More rain then ended dry track time early.

"After yesterday this second day has been very good as well, even though we lost a few hours to the rain, and the end we were still able to finish all our work," said Rossi.

"We worked on the new bike to find a better setting and I was happy to be the fastest overall - even though this is just testing this is important for me! At the next test we will have a few more new things but we're already happy because we're fast and strong.

"There is room to improve of course; Sepang is always a good track for the Yamaha so we will have to wait until Qatar to get a better understanding of our level, but we have made a great start."

Sepang MotoGP test day two - conditions drying

1 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha 2'00.925
2 Casey Stoner Marlboro Ducati 2'01.320
3 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha 2'01.680
4 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 2'01.822
5 Ben Spies Monster Yamaha 2'02.266
6 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda 2.02.272
7 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha 2'02.479
8 Nicky Hayden Marlboro Ducati 2'02.493
9 Aleix Espargarò Pramac Ducati 2'02.647
10 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki 2'02.763
11 Marco Melandri Gresini Honda 2'02.810
12 Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 2'03.032
13 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda 2'03.043
14 Hiro Aoyama Interwetten Honda 2'03.195
15 Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 2'03.245
16 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki 2'03.274
17 Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 2.03.359