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| | | | MotoGP Sepang tests day two : full report with a big scoop! |  Written: 06/02/2009 : 16:12. Read 5789 times (11/day). | This second day went quite well for the big heads of the circus as Rossi, Stoner and Capirossi have managed to stay on top. But a major contender has announced a surprising withdrawal from those tests...
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For this second day and despite his hand's injury Casey Stoner made an impressive lap time, but as you could read it earlier, the aussie can't do a long run and today was only able to do 29 laps.
His new team mate Nicky Hayden was also in quite difficult conditions. The Kentucky kid admitted that the new hard compound of the rear Bridgestone tyre was a bit difficult to warm and did not gave him the best feeling. The bike is pumping to much for him.
On the side of Honda HRC, Dani Pedrosa has spent the day testing chassis and his lap time was much better than yesterday. But the big news of the day comes also from his box. Dani Pedrosa has annouced that this second day was his last day of testing in Sepang.
Last december the spaniard underwent surgery to his injured knee (Philip Island 2008). Pedrosa said that the pain could not allow him to do more than 5 laps straight so it will be impossible for him to try race simulations tomorrow.
For Valentino Rossi, this day went well. The World Champion said that the new electronics tested on the Yamaha M1 worked well and allowed him to open the throttle earlier (is that really possible...). His team mate Lorenzo is for his part in a difficult position with Bridgestone tyres. The Rookie of last year has a lot of difficulties to be fast on his nes tyres.
In the Yamaha Tech 3 team, the attention was focused on James Toseland's confidence. The briton who suffered a massive crash yesterday. But the double WSBK champion could only make 36 laps and finished the day at the last position.
Sepang tests day two times :
1.Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 2min 1.483 sec
2. Loris Capirossi ITA Team Suzuki 2min 1.555 sec
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 2min 1.626 sec
4. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 2min 1.860 sec
5. Chris Vermeulen AUS Team Suzuki 2min 2.086 sec
6. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2min 2.232 sec
7. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 2.241 sec
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 2min 2.434 sec
9. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 2min 3.034 sec
10. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 2min 3.056 sec
11. Sete Gibernau SPA Onde 2000 Ducati 2min 3.308 sec
12. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 2min 3.518 sec
13. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 2min 3.774 sec
14. Niccolo Canepa ITA Pramac Racing 2min 4.021 sec
15. Yuki Takahashi JPN Team Scot 2min 4.332 sec
16. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 2min 4.507 sec
17. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 4.597 sec
Words : Aurélien Filippi
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