Yamaha Factory team leaves Sepang happy and optimistic

Casey Stoner may have left Jorge Lorenzo adrift by almost six tenths of second, but the Mallorcan rider admitted that at this stage of testing chasing lap times is not that important, even though the Yamaha rider admitted was satisfied that he improved on his best record at this track and the fact that the new Bridgestone tires give a lot more confidence.

Jorge Lorenzo: “I’m really, really satisfied, I have improved on my best record here in Sepang.

We tried a lot of things; some have been a lot better, especially one major improvement.
We also know where we have to improve in the future.
The electronics are not perfect yet, we still need to make it smoother but the bike has so much potential we are very optimistic.
The Yamaha engineers have worked really hard so they have done a good job.
I made my best time today at midday which is the hardest time with the conditions so it was pretty good.

Let’s see what we can do when we come back.
”Ben Spies completed only sixteen laps today, but they were more than enough for the “lean and mean” American to leave Sepang in a happy mood.

“It’s been a good test, we’ve got a lot of things accomplished, we’re definitely moving in the right direction with my bike.
I tried the Yamaha test rider’s bike today which had a slightly different set up to make a fair comparison with mine.
I made a small mistake, losing the front but that’s testing; it can happen when you’re working out the good and bad! All in all it’s been great and I’m really happy and looking forward to coming back and seeing what’s new,” said Spies.