STONER ALSO QUICK IN THE WET WITH THE DESMOSEDICI GP7
 Casey Stoner showed today that he is a quick rider
in all conditions with the Ducati Desmosedici GP7, even in the cold and
wet conditions that greeted the MotoGP riders the day after Sunday's
Spanish GP at Jerez.
The young Australian, determined to make use of the
conditions and time available to test tyres and wet-weather set-up, put
on his leathers and helmet late in the morning to notch up a best time
of 1m51.736s in his 21 laps.
His Ducati Marlboro team-mate, Loris Capirossi, did
not take part in the test as he returned to Monte Carlo on Sunday
evening immediately after the race to be close to his wife Ingrid for
the expected birth of their first child, Riccardo, in the next few days.
Test-rider Vittoriano Guareschi lapped with Stoner
and in the hope that conditions will improve, the Ducati Test Team will
remain at Jerez for the next two days in order to continue development
work on the Ducati.
The MotoGP Championship now takes a three-week break
before the Turkish GP race scheduled for April 22 at the Istanbul Park
Circuit, the first track where there has been no winter testing and
where as a result the new 2007 rules limiting the number of tyres will
be put to the test.
Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro Team), 1m51.736s (21 laps)
"When I woke up this morning and saw that, like in
Qatar, we were unable to test in normal conditions, I tried to look on
the bright side of things: I've only tested the Bridgestone wets once
and this was a good opportunity to do some more laps. For sure it would
have been better to test in the dry but at least the day wasn't wasted.
We worked on the tyres and the electronics without trying to go for a
quick time. I'm pleased with the way things went and I think it will be
useful for races with similar conditions. Now I'm going back to Monte
Carlo for a day or two and then back home to Australia, where I'll
start to train for the Turkish GP, a race that I like a lot".
Conditions: wet. Temperatures: air 13 Celsius / track 12 Celsius
Times, Monday 26 March 2007
1. Olivier Jacque (Kawasaki) 1'51.422 (52 giri)
2. Randy De Puniet (Kawasaki) 1'51.502 (59)
3. Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) 1'51.536 (27)
4. Kenny Roberts Jr (Kr-Honda) 1'51.567 (30)
5. Casey Stoner (Ducati) 1'51.736 (21)
6. Carlos Checa (Honda) 1'51.827 (44)
7. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1'51.899 (41)
8. Alex Barros (Ducati) 1'52.129 (36)
9. Toni Elias (Honda) 1'52.198 (56)
10. Shinya Nakano (Honda) 1'52.212 (53)
11. Nicky Hayden (Honda) 1'52.637 (67)
12. Marco Melandri (Honda) 1'52.842 (45)
13. Alex Hofmann (Ducati) 1'52.904 (55)
14. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) 1'53.104 (36)
15. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 1'53.240 (51)
16. Silvayn Guintoli (Yamaha) 1'55.992 (44)
17. Makoto Tamada (Yamaha) 1'57.917 (38)
18. Akiyoshi Kousuke (Suzuki) 1'58.635 (36)
19. Vittoriano Guareschi (Ducati) 2'00.291 (33)
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