Casey Stoner reported that he was very happy after concluding his first test with his new team at Valencia this week. Stoner made an impressive debut for the Repsol Honda team and his best time, a 1:32.066 on day two, put him at the top of the times.
“We tried a few different things today with the electronics and the chassis, trying to get it feeling a little better and we managed to do that,” Stoner told the official MotoGP website.
“There were a couple of new parts we tried for 2011 and everything has been very positive. We tried some tyres for Bridgestone and we got a lot done so we’re very happy.”
Team-mates Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso also made good progress and finished fifth and ninth respectively on the timesheets.
“I’m happy with the material that Honda brought here and today we worked on the electronics, such as traction control and engine braking, and we made some decent progress,” Dovizioso reflected. “Honda brought a lot of new material here, so we shared the work among the factory riders and I focused on testing electronics controls, although I also tested a slightly different chassis.
“We also tested the new suspension from Ohlins - the next evolution of the items we tested in Brno in August. They worked well and I had a positive feeling with them. We still need to improve the stability under braking and this is an area we will continue to focus on for next year.
“This morning I woke up with a fever and this complicated the day. Fortunately this morning I was feeling okay so I tested everything that was scheduled. In the afternoon it became much harder because of the fever though.
“I’m not so happy with the final lap time, and this is not the best way to finish things before the winter break, but with the fever I couldn’t do better. Overall though this was a positive test in terms of the work we got through.”
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  V. Rossi | Yamaha | 01:43.313 | 27 |
| 2. | J. Hopkins | Rizla Suzuki | 01:43.389 | 27 |
| 3. | D. Pedrosa | Repsol | 01:43.391 | 22 |
| 4. | T. Elias | Honda Gresini | 01:43.592 | 24 |
| 5. | C. Stoner | Ducati | 01:43.683 | 21 |
| 6. | C. Vermeulen | Rizla Suzuki | 01:43.713 | 27 |
| 7. | M. Melandri | Honda Gresini | 01:43.811 | 26 |
| 8. | A. Barros | Pramac d'Antín | 01:43.857 | 23 |
| 9. | C. Edwards | Yamaha | 01:43.865 | 25 |
| 10. | Shinya Nakano | Konica Minolta | 01:44.003 | 27 |
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