Casey Stoner fastest on first day of MotoGP Sepang test

Casey Stoner was fastest on the first day of MotoGP’s Sepang test.

The Ducati test driver’s time was 1:59.681min. The double MotoGP champion was 0.115sec faster than Andrea Dovizioso.

The session was cut short by 2 hours because of rain

“The first feeling wasn’t so bad. In this session we finally have the ‘real’ two bikes that we will use during the championship. And they are better than the first prototype that we tested in November, from many points of view”, Valentino Rossi (8^th) said. “Unfortunately, it was a difficult day today. This morning I woke up with a very bad headache. Until 12 o’clock I wasn’t in good shape. After that we were able to do some laps and the feeling was good.”

“In the afternoon we had to finish the work but it started to rain. So we have to wait and hope that in the next two days we will have good track conditions. We will try some new things tomorrow. Today we worked on the engine and the electronics and found some good stuff.”

Jorge Lorenzo was surprised by his lack of pace at the Malaysian circuit: “I’m understanding that it’s a bike that requires a pretty different riding style than what I’m used to. There’s a long way to go, especially under braking. I’m used to braking a lot earlier and I’m losing a lot under braking. This bike is basically ridden the opposite way, so until I learn how to extract the best from the bike it will be hard to be among the quickest.”

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— Casey Stoner (@Official_CS27) 30 January 2017