Sepang Test: 5th till 7th.

[tha_jackal]

Rossi breaks Stoners existing circuit record of 2.00.660..

Times at 6pm.

1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.00.300 at 62 ° (64 laps)
2. Hayden (Repsol-Honda) 2.02.092 at 77 ° (79)
3. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.02.654 at 24 ° (57)
4. Nakano (-Honda Gresini) 2.03.022 at 38 ° (51)
5. De Angelis (-Honda Gresini) 2.03.231 at 33 ° (39)
6. Jacque (Kawasaki) 2.03.673 at 27 ° (47)
7. Test Team Yamaha 2.06.356 * T at 65 ° (66)
8. Serizawa (Kawasaki) 2.06.874 at 21 ° (50)
9. Test Team Yamaha 2.07.319 * P to 32 ° (58)

The testers for Yamaha are Yoshikawa and Fujiwara.

Whens the Jerez test?

[The Phantom]

I hear that Rossi was on a qualifier for that time whereas Hayden was using race tyres.

[tha_jackal]

Yer but Rossi beat Stoner's pole time of last year, thats the signifigance..

[Corny]

I wouldn't look too much after that testing times, last 2 years Edwards and Rossi were flying during the tests, and thought that they might get a 1-2 in the championship..
We will see, I think it's going to be Stoner/Ducati on top again in 2008

[maxu05]

Yer but Rossi beat Stoner's pole time of last year, thats the signifigance..

What time would Stoner have set if he was there ? I think the Jerez test will let us know a bit more.

[Mach24]

Rossi's best race tyre lap was a 2min 1.371secs, Hayden's a 2mins 2.309secs, Nakano's a 2mins 2.539secs and de Angelis' a 2mins 3.029secs.


1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 2min 0.472 secs
2. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 2min 0.900 secs
3. Shinya Nakano JPN Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.049 secs
4. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 2min 2.396 secs
5. Alex de Angelis RSM Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.646 secs
6. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Test Rider (B) 2min 3.513 secs
7. Bike 'T' JPN Yamaha Test Rider (B) 2min 5.647 secs *
8. Tamaki Serizawa JPN Kawasaki Test Rider (B) 2min 6.027 secs
9. Bike 'P' JPN Yamaha Test Rider (B) 2min 6.244 secs *

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[Corny]

anyone knows Rossi's top speed?

[fatman]

I hear that Rossi was on a qualifier for that time whereas Hayden was using race tyres.

I'm not so sure. I've read several places that the Honda isn't all that impressive on race tires and Hayden was doing 2.02 without the sticky rubber. Rossi on the other hand was doing good runs at 2.01 with race tires.

As usually these numbers mean little. If you take a look at the Sepang times from the test this time last year. Rossi and Edwards were at the top of the sheets and not far off the 1.59 mark. Edwards ran a 2.00.248 and Rossi did a 2.00.793. That was certainly no indication of their season to come.

[maxu05]

Testing is testing IMO. The drop of the flag for the first race is the only true guide. Like Ryan said, you can be the fastest in testing, but the race is what really matters.

[Mach24]

1. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 2min 0.705 secs
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 2min 1.190 secs
3. Shinya Nakano JPN Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.135 secs
4. Alex de Angelis RSM Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.194 secs
5. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Test Rider (B) 2min 3.021 secs
6. Tamaki Serizawa JPN Kawasaki Test Rider (B) 2min 3.623 secs
7. Bike 'P' JPN Yamaha Test Rider (B) 2min 6.000 secs *
8. Bike 'T' JPN Yamaha Test Rider (B) 2min 6.040 secs *

* The best lap time for each bike (identified by the letter 'P' or 'T'), rather than each rider, was provided for the Yamaha test team, which consists of Wataru Yoshikawa and Toshihiko Fujiwara.