PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing has enjoyed two days of testing at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, where they have been able to gather valuable data and rack up crucial kilometres. The Misano Test concluded with Andrea Dovizioso 20th, who took advantage of this opportunity to continue adapting to the Yamaha YZR-M1.
Dovi, whose main aim of the test was to gain experience on the Yamaha YZR-M1, echoed his team-mate in waiting for the track to dry yesterday. Completing 51 laps yesterday, his best time of 1min 32.665secs saw him end the day 19th. Continuing to adapt his riding style to the Yamaha in today’s two sessions, the Italian also tested various setups and tried the new tyre compound; he also worked on trying new racing lines as well. ‘Dovi’ ends the two-day test in 20th overall with 83 laps under his belt, after doing 32 laps and posting the 18th fastest lap time today – 1min 32.830secs.
PETRONAS Yamaha SRT will now enjoy one weekend of rest, before heading to the United States for the Grand Prix of the Americas (1-3 October).
Andrea Dovizioso #04
P 20“Today we have tested a lot of things to do with the bike setup, which was very important for me because I don’t know this bike very well yet and I need to understand how different things with it work for me. The speed was similar to yesterday, but the feeling wasn’t great when I put the soft tyre on for the first time and I was better with the medium tyre. This is something we need to improve. I’m still getting used to approaching every corner and braking in a new way, because this bike behaves differently to what I have ridden before, but that will come with time. This test was more for me to adapt to the bike and for me to discover its potential”.