Wednesday, 18 August 2010

The Repsol Honda rider tested a range of aspects on his factory RC212V at Brno and is hopeful their immediate application will help him in the next round at Indianapolis.

Dovizioso hoping test progress pays off

Andrea Dovizioso’s day of testing at Brno produced some encouraging advances for the Repsol Honda rider, and the Italian hopes that the work completed on the front-end of his RC212V will help him at Indianapolis.

The Repsol Honda rider suffered the disappointment of crashing out of the Cardion ab Grand Prix Czech Republic on Sunday but was hard at work once more on Monday at the official MotoGP test. He is now hopeful that the progress made will make for an improved showing in round ten of the 2010 campaign.

“We tested the new Öhlins front forks and shock for next year and we will take a look at the data collected from those runs to verify the results. We also tested this year’s Öhlins components with modified settings, and the feeling was good so we’ll take those to the next race at Indianapolis,” said the 24 year-old after the Brno test.

“We made some adjustments to the front set-up which has improved the stability. Our plan was also to test some modifications to the electronic controls and we started this, but the rain interrupted us so we didn’t get through the full programme. Still, we did some valuable work today which should help us at the upcoming races. Everything we tried we will use at Indy.”

Dovizioso currently sits fourth in the World Championship standings, just four points behind Casey Stoner and now heading to a track at which he has placed fifth and fourth in the past two seasons.

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Despite a small fall in the morning at Brno the Repsol Honda rider left the official MotoGP test pleased with his efforts and the third fastest time.

Pedrosa happy with test load

Fresh from his second place finish in yesterday’s race, Dani Pedrosa spent time improving his race set-up before trying out his RC212V with a modified chassis, setting an encouraging lap time of 1’56.944.

Just before lunchtime he had a low-speed fall in turn seven, but he was able to return to the track to continue testing in the afternoon. The rain however prevented Pedrosa from trying the new Öhlins equipment.

Dani Pedrosa:

“This morning we started with our race set-up from yesterday and made some improvements to the rear grip which could help us in the upcoming races. I had a crash with the race bike late in the morning and took an impact on my chest which might be painful tomorrow, but luckily I was able to get back on the bike this afternoon without any problems. I tested an updated chassis and the initial results were positive, but I had only five laps on it before the rain ended the day for us. We weren’t able to test the new Öhlins suspension which is a pity because these were new parts for next year, but overall it was a worthwhile test.”

Repsol Honda press release