FEATURE
2016 MOTOGP TESTING AT VALENCIA
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because the corner approach and
the lines cannot be the same as
the ones we were used to," said
the former 125cc World Cham-
pion. "For sure there is still a lot
of work to do. Towards the end
of the second day I also used
the new software, which is a bit
different from what we were used
to, but all things considered I felt
okay and I am happy with the way
things went."
DUCATI TEAM
9
TH
– ANDREA IANNONE 1:31.619 15
TH
– ANDREA DOVIZIOSO 1:31.969
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espite finishing only ninth
and 15
th
in the combined
timesheets, the two
Andrea's professed themselves
happy with the two days of testing
at Valencia.
Iannone was almost alone in
his like for the front Michelin tire
and ended the first day in second
place before dropping to ninth by
the end of day two.
"This is only the second time
that I have tested the Michelin tires
and in the end I am quite satisfied,
because even though we still have
to work to optimize the details, I
think that we have responded well
to this important change," Iannone
said. "Overall I've got quite a clear
idea on the riding style you have
to use and in next year's tests I
feel sure we will continue to make
progress. On the second day we
also tried the unified software and
in the end it went well because I
always managed to improve, and
we did other chassis setup tests,
using the bike the way it was dur-
ing the race weekend."
Dovizioso was a little more
subdued in ninth; cautious about
how the Ducati reacts to the new
Michelin tires.
"The Michelin tires have very
different characteristics and so we
also have to adapt our riding style,
(Right) Iannone was fast on
day one but dropped back
to ninth by day two.
(Below) Dovizioso was
trying hard but still finished
up 15
th
fastest.
