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Jorge Lorenzo ended up being the fastest rider of the day in both sessions of the Mugello post-race test that started this morning at 10pm and finished at 6pm with an hour lunch break.
The Yamaha man who has been nursing a sore throat for the past two weeks posted a best lap of 1.47.435 and completed 40 laps and tested a new electronics package and some engine parts and suspensions, while team mate Ben Spies had to sit out the test and try to recover from a serious bout of food poisoning that hindered his Mugello race.
Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner were within a shout of Lorenzo (+ 0.114 and 0.116s respectively on their 2012 bikes), but they also tested the ‘new’ RC213V that was brought in with hope that it would diminish the chattering issues they have been having. Apparently both riders liked the new engine, but only Pedrosa liked the new chassis, but the new machine did not eliminate chatter. Pedrosa also suffered a crash with new Honda in the afternoon session. Pedrosa will probably use the new machine at Laguna Seca while Stoner will only use the engine.
The Ducati factory team had numerous parts and upgrades to test including an engine with softer delivery and Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden ended up 10th and 4th fastest at the end of the day, but the Italian slid out at the Correntaio due to an electronics glitch on his revised engine around 4pm and couldn’t continue testing. Also present was Ducati’s test rider Franco Battaini who will continue testing until Thursday.
Yamaha Tech3 duo Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso were 5th and 6th respectively, and they worked just on modifications as they didn’t have new parts to try out. Stefan Bradl ended the up 7th fastest as he tested new brake pads and a new master cylinder for enhanced braking performance, and new Öhlins front forks and rear suspension. Bradl was another rider that also crashed.
Hector Barbera ended up 8th and and concentrated his efforts on another electronics up grade and set-up.
Colin Edwards was also a busy man as he switched different CRT machines today trying to see if they should ditch theBMW/Suter. He did a half a dozen laps on Michele Pirro’s FTR-Honda, and other six laps on Yonny Hernandez’s Kawasaki-FTR and tested and upgrades on his Suter-BMW machine,
Michele Pirro was trying to resolve the mechanical issues that have plagued him in the last two races. While Aleix Espargaró tested a new frame, and Randy de Puniet had a new fairing to try out. Iván Silva concentrated his efforts on the development of the part-carbon Inmotec chassis and Öhlins suspensions.
PBM, Speed Master and Ioda teams decided to skip the test.
Final times Mugello test:
1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha Factory Racing 1:47.435 - - 40
2 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1:47.549 +0.114 +0.114 51
3 Casey STONER Repsol Honda Team 1:47.551 +0.002 +0.116 47
4 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team 1:47.746 +0.195 +0.311 54
5 Cal CRUTCHLOW Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:47.750 +0.004 +0.315 50
6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:47.775 +0.025 +0.340 38
7 Stefan BRADL LCR Honda 1:48.060 +0.285 +0.625 50
8 Hector BARBERA Pramac Racing Team 1:48.084 +0.024 +0.649 25
9 Alvaro BAUTISTA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:48.530 +0.446 +1.095 49
10 Valentino ROSSI Ducati Team 1:48.565 +0.035 +1.130 23
2 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1:47.549 +0.114 +0.114 51
3 Casey STONER Repsol Honda Team 1:47.551 +0.002 +0.116 47
4 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team 1:47.746 +0.195 +0.311 54
5 Cal CRUTCHLOW Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:47.750 +0.004 +0.315 50
6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:47.775 +0.025 +0.340 38
7 Stefan BRADL LCR Honda 1:48.060 +0.285 +0.625 50
8 Hector BARBERA Pramac Racing Team 1:48.084 +0.024 +0.649 25
9 Alvaro BAUTISTA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:48.530 +0.446 +1.095 49
10 Valentino ROSSI Ducati Team 1:48.565 +0.035 +1.130 23
