I got that part.
Were there any specifics?

http://www.gpone.com/news/News.asp?NNews=6272
the on-line translations arent too clear though - hopefully MotoMatters will have a report on it tonight.
it was just the test riders today - actual riders from tomorrow

I want to see the new Yamaha livery really bad.

Anything to report yet? I know its just 'test rider' day and all, but its still basically the 'start' of the season.

So there was a plethora of websites for the F1 testing times and live updates, but what about motogp, got any links?

Also, what time does it start?

It starts now. Anyways. Major disappointment waiting for a new livery
1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.01.411 (15 di 21)
2. Stoner (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.01.902 (12 di 19)
3. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 2.01.932 (23 di 249
4. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.02.102 (21 di 28)
5. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 2.02.630 (18 di 26)
6. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.02.792 (22 di 2)
7. Spies (Yamaha-Monster ) 2.03.464 (19 di 23)
8. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.03.511 (18 di 20)
9. Simoncelli (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.563 (19 di 20)
10. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.666 (31 di 26)
11. Espargarò (Ducati-Pramac) 2.003.670 (21 di 26)
12. Bautista (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.004.050 (15 di 20)
13. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 2.004.266 (26 di 27)
14. De Puniet (Honda-LCR) 2.04.393 (15 di 22)
15. Barbera (Ducati-Aspar) 2.04.703 ((5 di 23)
16. Pedrosa (Honda-Repsol) 2.04.773 (12 di 12)
17. Yamaha T 2.05.732 (16 di 17)
18. Yamaha O 2.06.605 (10 di 15)
19. Melandri (Honda-Gresini) …

Jorge and a lady

http://www.crash.net/motogp/video/156473/1...ideo_shoot.html

I'm thinking that MacZippy can have a word with Mrs Spies to let her son do similar and then he can put the pictures up here for us all to look at.

Perhaps with Miranda Kerr?

Andy

I guess those are the morning times yes ? Lorenzo a bit slow, maybe his mind was somewhere else

Andy

OMG that was like a horror movie!!

Ben knows better. Believe me, Mary would never allow it!

It was a bit daft wasn't it, her holding the handle bars and pretending to be a motorbike

Andy

2pm
1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.01.411 (giri 15 di 21)
2. Stoner (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.01.902 (12 di 26)
3. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 2.01.932 (23 di 27)
4. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.02.102 (21 di 38)
5. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 2.02.630 (18 di 33)
6. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.02.792 (22 di 28)
7. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.02.846 (25 di 34)
8. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.078 (39 di 45)
9. Pedrosa (Honda-Repsol) 2.03.264 (28 di 29)
10. Spies (Yamaha-Monster ) 2.03.302 (33 di 37)
11. Espargarò (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.412 (34 di 35)
12. Simoncelli (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.563 (19 di 32)
13. Melandri (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.609 (17 di 22)
14. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 2.03.651 (40 di 41)
15. Barbera (Ducati-Aspar) 2.03.653 (38 di 44)
16. Bautista (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.03.681 (24 di 30)
17. De Puniet (Honda-LCR) 2.03.722 (26 di 40)
18. Yamaha T 2.05.732 (16 di 28)
19. Yamaha O 2.06.206 (25 di 25)

So far it looks like a repeat of last year.
Where are you getting the times from G4E?

4pm

1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.01.411 (giri 15 di 48)
2. Stoner (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.01.902 (12 di 42)
3. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 2.01.932 (23 di 48)
4. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.02.102 (21 di 52)
5. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.02.596 (41 di 49)
6. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 2.02.630 (18 di 48)
7. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.02.792 (22 di 42)
8. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.078 (39 di 61)
9. Spies (Yamaha-Monster ) 2.03.142 (53 di 55)
10. Pedrosa (Honda-Repsol) 2.03.176 (36 di 41)
11. Espargarò (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.392 (48 di 49)
12. De Puniet (Honda-LCR) 2.03.456 (52 di 59)
13. Bautista (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.03.558 (35 di 47)
14. Simoncelli (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.563 (19 di 50)
15. Melandri (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.609 (17 di 26)
16. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 2.03.651 (40 di 60)
17. Barbera (Ducati-Aspar) 2.03.653 (38 di 52)
18. Yamaha T 2.05.732 (16 di 33)
19. Yamaha O 2.06.206 (25 di 31)

http://www.gpone.com/

Hayden, Capirex and Kallio

Nice to see a Suzuki in the top 4. Life in old Loris yet.

Andy

Final times

1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.01.411 (giri 15 di 54)
2. Stoner (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.01.902 (12 di 42)
3. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 2.01.932 (23 di 48)
4. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.02.102 (21 di 58)
5. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.02.165 (56 di 57)
6. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 2.02.630 (18 di 51)
7. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.02.792 (22 di 46)
8. Pedrosa (Honda-Repsol) 2.02.866 (50 di 52)
9. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 2.02.987 (70 di 70)
10. Barbera (Ducati-Aspar) 2.03.030 (57 di 59)
11. Espargarò (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.133 (53 di 54)
12. Spies (Yamaha-Monster ) 2.03.142 (53 di 55)
13. De Puniet (Honda-LCR) 2.03.456 (52 di 62)
14. Bautista (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.03.558 (35 di 51)
15. Simoncelli (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.563 (19 di 54)
16. Melandri (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.609 (17 di 28)
17. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 2.03.651 (40 di 66)
18. Yamaha T 2.05.732 (16 di 40)
19. Yamaha O 2.06.206 (25 di 36)

I suppose starting from a base of .8 tenths of Stoner is better than last year, but its still hard to get excited about. Its pretty much where he was at much of the 2nd half of last season. I think getting closer than that is gonna start to get real tough.

Spies seems a tad slow.

Those times are a bit ominous, don´t you think? Valentino half second better than the rest? Let´s hope this is not a sign of things to come.
I can´t understand why the Hondas, and Pedrosa in particular, are so far down the field. I was expecting big things from them this year.

If it's a whole new bike compared to all of their 800cc bikes, it shouldn't be a simple case of Pedrosa jumping over it and breaking the time clocks right away.

Well imho this is valentino's best track next to Mugello. So Im not surprised he is .5 quicker. Im disappointed in Honda even though this is the first day. Look at where the satellite bikes are. No excuses for Pedrosa again this year. He has Ohlins, and has development control, Honda havnt put much effort in to the satellite bikes since the 800's come along moving all the attension to the the factory. Suzuki have been quick in test the last year or 2 only to fall off at the season.

Well the Honda is new and it's only one day so I will be interested to see what the times are like today, perhaps they will make a good step forward. If they don't that might be more interesting. Good thing about bike testing you don't have to worry if they have 170 litres of fuel on board or just 1 .. so it's a bit more of a clue to relatrive performance than the cars.

Anyone got a lunchtime sheet of times yet? I always look but can never find them on the net

Yours in anticipation *

Andy

* said in the voice and way of Dr Frank N Furter.

12 - wet and dirty

1. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.14.852 (13 di 20)
2. Melandri (Honda-Gresini 2.14.985 (13 di 13)
3. Barberà (Ducati-Aspar) 2.14.987 (6 di 8)
4. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 2.15.473 (9 di 21)
5. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 2.15.563 (17 di 20)
6. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.15.595 (7 di 11)
7. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 2.15.8834 (4 di 4)
8. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 2.16.153 (12 di 12)
9. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.16.395 (8 di 13)
10. Pedrosa (Honda-Repsol) 2.17.441 (11 di 15)
11. Simoncelli (Honda-Gresini) 2.17.693 (7 di 13)

Well that's a shame, I assume a thunder storm. It will dry off quick though I think, though the dirty doesn't sound too good.

Thanks for the info.

Andy

Simoncelli has just had a 180km/h highside, he is bruised and battered but he seems to have broken the RC212VF properly - track seems dry

2pm

1. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.01.680 (27 di 28 giri)
2. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.01.780 (9 di 9)
3. Stoner (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.02.225 (3 di 10)
4. Spies (Yamaha-Monster) 2.02.266 (17 di 18)
5. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.02.493 (30 di 30)
6. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 2.02.722 (22 di 22)
7. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.02.763 (25 di 30)
8. Pedrosa (Honda-Repsol) 2.02.775 (30 di 30)
9. Espargarò (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.288 (7 di 11)
10. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 2.03.359 (27 di 27)
11. De Puniet (Honda-LCR) 2.03.506 (1 di 14)
12. Bautista (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.03.627 (15 di 15)
13. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.648 (36 di 37)
14. Melandri (Honda-Gresini 2.03.725 (25 di 30)
15. Barberà (Ducati-Aspar) 2.03.861 (19 di 19)
16. Simoncelli (Honda-Gresini) 2.2.05.012 (19 di 22)
17. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 2.205.277 (28 di 28)
18. Yamaha T 2.06.621 (8 di 10)
19. Yamaha O 2.07.916 (8 di 8)

Jorge still a quarter of a second shy of Rossi's time yesterday
Spies a third of a second off Edwards' time yesterday - jet lag worn off.

http://www.gpone.com/news/News.asp?NNews=6305

Edit: crash reports that the test is being extended by an hour because of the rain.

4pm times

1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.00.925 (20 di 20 giri)
2. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.01.680 (27 di 39)
3. Pedrosa (Honda-Repsol) 2.01.822 (46 di 46)
4. Stoner (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.01.941 (25 di 28)
5. Spies (Yamaha-Monster) 2.02.266 (17 di 31)
6. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 2.002.272 (46 di 47)
7. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.02.493 (30 di 45)
8. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 2.02.677 (30 di 45)
9. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.02.763 (25 di 38)
10. Barberà (Ducati-Aspar) 2.003.109 (39 di 40)
11. Espargarò (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.138 (23 di 26)
12. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 2.03.195 (39 di 46)
13. Melandri (Honda-Gresini) 2.03. 288 (43 di 44)
14. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.359 (46 di 50)
15. De Puniet (Honda-LCR) 2.03.459 (27 di 32)
16. Bautista (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.03.627 (15 di 31)
17. Simoncelli (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.740 (34 di 40)
18. Yamaha O 2.05.803 (23 di 23)
19. Yamaha T 2.06.621 (8 di 20)

Rossi seems to have borrowed the Ferrari again from Felipe and Fernando Stoner is 1 second behind Rossi, normally it is the other way around. Spies is getting there even though this is a new track for him. Once he fully gets in sync with the Bridgestones I am convinced it will be the Famous 5 rather than the Fab 4 ( to pinch Julian Ryders phrase ).

Andy

17:30

1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.00.925 (20 di 32)
2. Stoner (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.01.320 (3 di 36)
3. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.01.680 (27 di 60)
4. Pedrosa (Honda-Repsol) 2.01.822 (46 di 50)
5. Spies (Yamaha-Monster) 2.02.266 (17 di 31)
6. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 2.02.272 (46 di 56)
7. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 2.02.479 (38 di 42)
8. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.02.493 (30 di 55)
9. Espargarò (Ducati-Pramac) 2.02.647 (30 di 33)
10. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.02.763 (25 di 48)
11. Melandri (Honda-Gresini) 2.02.810 (49 di 55)
12. Barberà (Ducati-Aspar) 2.03.032 (48 di 51)
13. De Puniet (Honda-LCR) 2.03.043 (30 di 48)
14. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 2.03.195 (39 di 56)
15. Simoncelli (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.245 (49 di 49)
16. Bautista (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.03.274 (32 di 37)
17. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.359 (46 di 53)
18. Yamaha O 2.05.803 (23 di 29)
19. Yamaha T 2.06.621 (8 di 20)

http://www.gpone.com/news/News.asp?NNews=6308

and its started raining again

Not trying to bash the guy, cuz I'm a huge fan of his, but it seem a bit unprofessional to be suffering from 'jet lag' during an important test. These guys fly all around the world over the season and it seems he'd have better preparation for this sort of thing. Anyways, minor complaint. Seems the guy is getting on with the pace, so all's well that ends well, right?

Saw this headline in The Guardian this morning:

Spies to help Google foil cyber attacks

Is there anything the man can't do?

It tells something about our obsession with motorsports that we see a line like that and immediately try and think what on earth Spies has to do with cyber attacks, even if just for a second.

If he was fresh out of the USA I could nod my head with you, but as he has done a year of WSB perhaps it was down to something so mundane as his flight being cancelled? Or perhaps it is not jetlag but actually getting used to really hot humid temps and they misinterpreted it? Has he done equator riding before? As you say though, a point of interest rather than a stumbling block.

As a Rossi fan I can't say I am too unhappy currently ;) As he is normally better in the race than practice if he goes into the first race with still a 0.5 second gap that will be a concern for the other top guys. Still early days yet though of course though.

Andy

So far and i know it's only testing but to me it doesn't seem that the Ducati's big bang engine has brought a whole lot compared to their screamer. Maybe it's because of the track but it's still only Stoner up front, Hayden around 1 sec behind him and their further back the sattelite dukes.

Well thats my point. He's *done* this whole travel-around-the-world thing already in World Superbikes and you'd think he'd have been better prepared for his first official MotoGP test as a fully fledged MotoGP rider.

I know its nitpicking, I'm just surprised to hear it, because you rarely hear of anybody in the high levels of international motorsports that have compromised performances because of something like jetlag.

Hayden is always inching closer

He is?

Let me clarify. Not to the 4 but to Edwards, Dovi, Elias. Which is realistic for him.

Factory bike, running with the privateers is not an achievement.

I love Nicky, but if recent events are any indication, methinks his rookie countryman on the satellite Yam may make him look a bit silly by year's end.

Go ahead dump him now that you have a better yank to cheer for

Hold on now we all know he comes from a country called "Texas" not the USA.

An ominous start to the year for Honda. We are positive about the bike and great progress have been made. We are not worried about being so far back in testing. We have some improvements to make and we'll work on those.

From the last years it does not seem the bike is on pace, they ought to be worried, and the improvements either does not materialize or they are not greater than the improvements from the other manufacturer's.

Nah, the Texans are the REAL Americans.

Maybe the Honda engines will keep their performance up better than the others though, or not go bang as much? Could be the tortoise against the hare.

I think Nicky is not so bad, he's the top factory rider apart from the Yamaha semi works bikes, and to be honest at this stage I would expect Spies and Colin to be on more or less the same bikes as the Fiat team. I think he will edge closer through the year. They may even make a huge breakthrough and add something like this for him

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OH...L500_AA280_.jpg

sorry, couldn't help it.

I'll be routing for him, even if beanoid has left him for a younger, more virile young man ... I like to see someone who works hard get the rewards even if they have not the most inborn skill.

Andy

Not dumping--just stating the bleedin' obvious.

Seeing as I know both their mums, I guess I'd better be careful. . . .

Is it true they both sit in the pits knitting tyre warmers?



Andy

I've read this a few times and I still don't get it.

HELL no!

Honey, I'm all about that ancient Italian guy who isn't named Loris. You know me better than that.

Max Biaggi