Positive Start to 2012 for Yamaha Factory Racing in Sepang2012-02-01 19:58ally got underway today with the first of three days of testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. Yamaha Factory riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies took their first ride on the 1000cc YZR-M1 since last year. Both riders blew the cobwebs off quickly and settled down to an impressive pace, Lorenzo proving to be the fastest man on track with his team mate always close behind him. The focus for the first day was to get back into the swing of riding and also to establish a good base set up. Tomorrow and the day after Lorenzo and Spies will compare various new settings to provide valuable data for the second Sepang test in one month’s time. Jorge Lorenzo Position : 1st Time: 2'01.657 Laps: 30 “I’m very happy with today. For the first ride on the bike in some time, it’s been very positive. Yamaha has worked very hard over the winter for this M1. I can see very easily where I have to adapt my riding style for the bike and I can see a lot of potential. We have many areas where we can improve so I’m looking forward to beginning again tomorrow. I’m also very happy that my finger is fine and doesn’t affect my riding at all!” Ben Spies Position : 4th Time: 2'02.234 Laps: 28 “I’m happy, it was fun to get back on the bike today, I haven’t ridden any type of motorcycle since Valencia. It didn’t take too long to knock the rust off, we tried a few things in set up and every step we did made small improvements. We have a lot to do in the next couple of days and a lot more in the second test. It’s been a confidence inspiring start, Yamaha have put in a lot of effort for this season so we’ll work day by day to be even better.” Test Times 1. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Yamaha Factory Racing 2'01.657 2. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 2'02.003 3. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Yamaha Tech3 2'02.221 4. Ben Spies (USA) Yamaha Factory Racing 2'02.234 5. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Ducati Team 2'02.392 6. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Yamaha Tech3 2'02.751 7. Hector Barbera (SPA) Pramac Racing Team 2'02.773 8. Katsuyuki Nakasuga (JPN) Yamaha Factory Racing 2'02.829 9. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Honda Gresini 2'02.869 10. Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati Team 2'03.151 11. Stefan Bradl (GER) LCR Honda 2'03.668 12. Karel Abraham (CZE) Cardion AB Motoracing 2'03.781 13. Franco Battaini (ITA) Ducati Team 2'04.986 14. Casey Stoner (AUS) Repsol Honda Team 2'07.163 15. Colin Edwards (USA) NGM Mobile Forward Racing 2'08.240 16. Jordi Torres (SPA) Avintia Racing 2'10.671 17. Ivan Silva (SPA) Avintia Racing 2'11.267 Source: Yamaha MotoGP Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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