The Doctor Akui Konsistensi Pedrosa

JEREZ - Menjadi yang terdepan di setiap laga tidak membuat juara dunia MotoGP 2008 Valentino Rossi puas. Terbukti, The Doctor memuji konsistensi rivalnya pembalap Honda Dani Pedrosa dalam laga ujicoba di Jerez, Jumat (28/11/2008).

"Saya memang tercepat. Tapi secara keseluruhan, Dani Pedrosa jauh lebih konsisten dengan tipe ban kerasnya," aku Rossi seperti dilansir autosport, Sabtu (29/11/2008).

"Artinya, Honda memang tampak kuat meski Dovizioso tidak menyelesaikan balapan dengan sempurna," tambahnya.

"Sayang, kesempurnaan Ducati tanpa Stoner. Tapi Hayden mampu mencatat lap terbaiknya dan test rider Guareschi nampak kuat," pujinya.

"Kami telah mencoba komponen lain dan saya menyukai setelan itu. Setelah tes ini, tim memiliki banyak alasan untuk mengembangkan M1 2009 di Jepang," akunya.

"Laga ujicoba pertama yang dilengkapi ban baru berlangsung sangat baik. Saya yakin, Bridgestone kesulitan memilih ban yang terbaik di setiap trek. Masalahnya, mereka tak punya banyak cadangan. Jadi pembalap tak punya banyak pilihan," tandasnya.

Full lap times from the opening day of MotoGP testing, at Jerez in Spain.The Jerez test is being attended by Yamaha, Ducati and Honda teams, with Suzuki and Kawasaki choosing to test at Phillip Island instead. The Jerez circuit was completely resurfaced in August; riders described the new asphalt as grippy and smooth, allowing fast lap times despite cool temperatures.
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The test marks the Bridgestone debut for Tech 3 Yamaha riders Colin Edwards and James Toseland, who did not ride at the previous Valencia test.Ducati's 2007 world champion Casey Stoner is not riding due to recent wrist surgery, while LCR's Randy de Puniet is also resting a wrist injury. The Jerez and Phillip Island tests mark the last MotoGP track action of 2008, with the winter test ban starting on December 1. The first test of 2009 takes place at Sepang from February 5-7.1.

the result:
1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 39.525 sec2.
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 40.135 sec3.
3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 41.163 sec4.
4. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 41.390 sec5.
5. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 1min 41.468 sec6.
6. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 41.539 sec7.
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1min 41.655 sec8.
8. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1min 41.679 sec9.
9. Niccolo Canepa ITA Alice Team 1min 42.074 sec10.
10. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 42.098 sec11.
11. Mika Kallio FIN Alice Team 1min 42.837 sec12.
12. Sete Gibernau SPA Onde 2000 Ducati (B) 1min 42.943 sec13.
13. Vittoriano Guareschi ITA Ducati Test Rider 1min 43.642 sec14.
14. Yuki Takahashi JPN Team Scot 1min 44.360 sec2008

Spanish Grand Prix - 30/03/2008:Pole position:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha (M) 1min 38.189sec

Fastest race laps by manufacturer:
Honda: Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (M) 1min 40.116sec
Yamaha: Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (B) 1min 40.192sec
Suzuki: Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki (B) 1min 40.402sec
Kawasaki: John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing (B) 1min 41.336sec
Ducati: Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 1min 41.386sec

Dani Pedrosa was untouchable on day one of the Jerez MotoGP test, the Repsol Honda rider breaking 0.6sec clear of nearest rival Valentino Rossi and 1.6sec away from third fastest Jorge Lorenzo.The test, attended by all teams except Kawasaki and Suzuki (testing at Phillip Island instead) also marked the first time MotoGP machines had ridden on the new Jerez track surface, which was completely replaced in August.The new asphalt received a glowing report from the riders - among them Pedrosa, who described it as "very grippy and smooth" - allowing the Spaniard to set a record-breaking pace despite cold and windy weather.
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Pedrosa has two 2009 RC212V prototypes available for the test and was able to lap more than half a second inside his own record time, set during his runaway home victory in April's Spanish Grand Prix.The engine and chassis changes made to the '09 prototype are 'designed to offer better controllability, in both engine and chassis performance'. "Today we focused mainly on the engine, but the low temperatures meant that we started quite late this morning and stopped quite early this afternoon, so I need another day of testing to give a better evaluation of the latest engine configuration which is quite different from before," said Dani, now riding with a #3 on his bike."We also did some work on electronics, working to improve corner-entry performance and so on, but I think we need some more time on the motorcycle to really understand this latest engine configuration."New team-mate Andrea Dovizioso ran some back-to-back tests between the 2009 prototype and a 2008 spec RCV. It was the first time the young Italian had tried the '09 and he finished the day seventh out of the 14 riders, with a best lap time just over two seconds behind Pedrosa.