[fotc1000rr]

Noticed that Nicky Hayden was approximately two seconds slower then Casey Stoner in testing today. I know that he hasn't had a lot of dry weather running on the bike, but two seconds is a lot of time. Dovizioso is looking good.


1. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 2:01.869 37
2. Casey Stoner Ducati 2:02.038 + 0.169 34
3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 2:02.324 + 0.455 31
4. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 2:02.803 + 0.934 55
5. Toni Elias Honda 2:02.886 + 1.017 52
6. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 2:03.088 + 1.219 50
7. Colin Edwards Yamaha 2:03.254 + 1.385 34
8. Dani Pedrosa Honda 2:03.312 + 1.443 44
9. Sete Gibernau Ducati 2:03.750 + 1.881 54
10. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 2:03.894 + 2.025 61
11. Nicky Hayden Ducati 2:04.002 + 2.133 60
12. Alex De Angelis Honda 2:04.396 + 2.527 53
13. Mika Kallio Ducati 2:04.405 + 2.536 60
14. James Toseland Yamaha 2:04.502 + 2.633 34
15. Randy De Puniet Honda 2:04.882 + 3.013 61
16. Norihiko Fujiwara Yamaha 2:05.024 + 3.155 47
17. Yuki Takahashi Honda 2:05.098 + 3.229 73
18. Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha 2:05.140 + 3.271 44
19. Niccolo Canepa Ducati 2:05.270 + 3.401 45

[jazzy]

Capirossi had a flyer, Stoner fast as possible, Rossi being steady, and like you say Dovi looking good. Is Hayden going to have a nightmare 1st season with the Duke????
Getting excited about it already, going to be a class season(we hope)

[tat2dude]

Interesting tho,although Stoner was second quickest,he still cant do more than 5 laps at a time.Looks like the wrist is going to be a factor for him.Nice to see Vermuelen going quick(i'm biased).
You would suspect this might be a make or break season for Nicky.

[fotc1000rr]

I would say that 2009 is most certainly a make or break year for Hayden.

[fotc1000rr]

Here are the results for the final day of the test;

Pos Rider Bike Time Laps
1. Casey Stoner Ducati 2:01.043 38
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 2:01.137 + 0.094 43
3. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 2:01.262 + 0.219 60
4. Colin Edwards Yamaha 2:01.413 + 0.370 22
5. Toni Elias Honda 2:01.560 + 0.517 43
6. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 2:01.666 + 0.623 48
7. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 2:01.907 + 0.864 61
8. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 2:01.955 + 0.912 54
9. Mika Kallio Ducati 2:02.386 + 1.343 61
10. Nicky Hayden Ducati 2:02.497 + 1.454 62
11. Alex De Angelis Honda 2:02.523 + 1.480 32
12. Sete Gibernau Ducati 2:02.727 + 1.684 42
13. Randy De Puniet Honda 2:03.418 + 2.375 50
14. Yuki Takahashi Honda 2:03.474 + 2.431 58
15. Niccolo Canepa Ducati 2:03.901 + 2.858 41
16. James Toseland Yamaha 2:03.953 + 2.910 36
17. Norihiko Fujiwara Yamaha 2:04.328 + 3.285 38
18. Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha 2:04.614 + 3.571 33

Can't wait for the season to begin

[jazzy]

Pretty much as we all expected, but what happened to |Pedrosa?

[jkobflys]

Originally Posted by jazzy

but what happened to |Pedrosa?

He did not participate in the last session, he wasint scheduled.

[jazzy]

Originally Posted by jkobflys

He did not participate in the last session, he wasint scheduled.

Thanks, must catch up online

[fotc1000rr]

Originally Posted by jazzy

Pretty much as we all expected, but what happened to |Pedrosa?

He decided not to participate in the last day of the test because his knee was bothering him. He had surgery on it after a crash at Phillip Island.

[jazzy]

Originally Posted by fotc1000rr

He decided not to participate in the last day of the test because his knee was bothering him. He had surgery on it after a crash at Phillip Island.

Ahh i see, thanks for the heads up

[exit90a]

I had hoped to see Hayden doing better than this on the DUC. I bet Hopkins feels like an ass now that he has no ride and the Suzuki is finaly competetive.

[dicknose]

Suzuki at the pointy end - cool!

Still seems that Stoner is the only person capable of riding the Ducati fast.
Had a few other people on the bike now over 2 seasons and now this practive and they never get near his times. Hopefully Hayden can get up to speed, but it looks like he might end up being the front runner of the rest of the Ducatis.
So what is it - even as a Stoner fan I cant believe its just that he is that much better. It has to be some sort of "fit" - in that the bike suits him but not others.

Anyway - here is hoping his wrist is good or this season might be boring. I love watching Rossi - but it is always best to watch him race others, not just do laps at the front.