Valentino Rossi
Position: 1st Time: 2’00.300 Laps: 64
“Today was a positive day for us and I really enjoyed myself. We started to work more on the bike and to adjust the suspension and balance to suit our tyres. I have a very good feeling and the lap times have improved compared to last time, both with race tyres and with the qualifying tyre. It’s a big deal changing tyres – not as big as changing bikes but all the same I have needed time to understand how to ride the bike differently and now I’m learning more and more how to get the best from the Bridgestones. My fitness has also improved compared to last time and this is also helping me to ride better, so I think that we’re in good shape at the moment.”

Nicky Hayden, fastest lap: 2m 01.949s (lap 80 of 80)
"We got a late start because the track was not in good shape after the overnight rain. Nobody was in a hurry to go out. When we did we all went together and cleaned up the track a little. We ran comparison chassis tests and confirmed what we learned at Phillip Island. The guys changed the geometry a little on the 2008 chassis and the bike had a better balance so we made some progress there.

"Michelin gave me a couple of rear tyres I really liked, one 16 inch and one 16.5 both have good grip on the edge of the tyre and the bike felt a lot better. We will keep on working on the chassis tomorrow and test more tyres."

The three-day testing in Sepang is being attended by Fiat Yamaha, Repsol Honda and Honda Gresini, the Yamaha and Kawasaki test teams are also on track.

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 2min 0.300 secs
2. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 2min 1.949 secs
3. Shinya Nakano JPN Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.317 secs
4. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 2min 2.654 secs
5. Alex de Angelis RSM Honda Gresini (B) 2min 3.231 secs
6. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Test Rider (B) 2min 3.655 secs
7. Bike 'T' JPN Yamaha Test Rider (B) 2min 6.356 secs *
8. Tamaki Serizawa JPN Kawasaki Test Rider (B) 2min 6.874 secs
9. Bike 'P' JPN Yamaha Test Rider (B) 2min 7.319 secs *

* The best lap time for each bike, rather than each rider, was provided for the Yamaha test team.


Fastest Sepang II test times:
24/01/2008: Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda (M) 2min 0.326secs (Qualifying tyre)
24/01/2008: Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 2min 0.964secs (Race tyre)

Fastest Sepang I test time:
17/11/2007: Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda (M) 2min 0.592secs (Qualifying tyre)


2007 Malaysian Grand Prix:
Pole position: Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (M) 2min 1.877secs