The Test Proved To be Successful For Both Riders
The test proved to be successful for both riders, with Rossi
especially happy at the end of the workout. The nine-time World Champion was
able to record his best ever time at the Sepang circuit, dropping
under the
2’00 minute mark to finish in second place less than two tenths from front man
Marc Marquez.
Rossi and Lorenzo both undertook a race simulation in the
stifling Malaysian heat this afternoon to shake the 2014 M1 down over race
distance.
Rossi enthused, “The test has been very good, I’m very
happy, especially for the second position and more than that for the lap time
which is the best of my career in Sepang. It’s the first time under 2’00 for me
and just one tenth from Marc and the overall record of the track.”
“I found a good feeling with the bike, we found some good
solutions and it’s been very positive,” he added. “We tried a simulation in the
afternoon that was very good to understand any problems. We suffered a bit to
keep a good pace but it wasn't so bad. For the first test the balance was
good.”
Four time World Champion Lorenzo was also happy having
completed the three days, even if he felt there was a missed opportunity to go
faster.
The Mallorcan made good progress during the sessions,
managing to closely replicate the feeling of the 2013 bike whilst making the
big reductions in fuel required for the 2014 season. Lorenzo completed the
final day in third position, just 0.333 seconds from the front.
“I think we improved a lot the lap time from yesterday but I
didn't make a perfect lap. Maybe with softer tyres we could make a 1’59.5 or a
1’59.6,” he commented. “The goal was not to improve the one lap time but to
improve the race pace which we did. When we tried a race simulation in hot
conditions we found some problems where we didn't expect it, so the pace wasn't
as good as we wanted.”
“We’ve only practised in one track though which isn’t a
Yamaha track historically, so let’s see what happens at the next Malaysia test
and the other tracks. The evolution and the improvement is big so I’m quite
satisfied. To have a similar feeling to last year with less fuel is a big thing
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