The first day of official MotoGP testing at Phillip Island in Australia ended shortly before six o’clock today. At the end of the session, which was held in hot and sunny weather but with an increasingly strong wind during the afternoon, the Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso was classified in eighth place.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – 64 laps – 1’30.410 (8th)
“Today we concentrated on doing some tests with the chassis because we had to define several aspects, and we used up the entire day for this work. The feeling is quite good, but here at Phillip Island you feel the difference between lapping with the wings and without more than in Malaysia. We still have to improve the bike’s balance and set-up, and that’s scheduled for tomorrow, so then we’ll see what sort of times we can lap in, as everyone will surely make a further step forward.”