The day after the Misano GP was supposed to be used for testing the new 2012 prototypes, but Honda opted not to test their machine there and Ducati is going to be using the more favoured Mugello this week, so Yamaha had the circuit all to themselves and it ended up being more or less a private testJorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies had their second opportunity to ride the 2012 1000cc YZR-M1, the same that they tested a Brno last month, but with minor changes to set up and electronics to adapt to the different circuit.
Lorenzo went out on track this morning around ten and put in 60 laps with a best time of 1.
33.
7 which was 0.
2s faster than the new official lap record that he set during during Sunday’s race.
“It’s been a little bit more difficult here than Brno, which is a very fast track,” said Lorenzo.
“Misano is a little bit slower so the difference between the 800 and the 1000 is much smaller.
It’s difficult to understand the riding style you must use straight away.
We’ve made a lot of progress in a couple of hours and the bike has a lot of potential.
I’m very excited about the future.
We’ve been working on the electronics to help in the braking area but mainly I’ve been getting used to the riding style of the bike and also adapting the bike to my riding.
” Team mate Ben Spies put in a massive 74 laps and his best time was 1′34.
3 and he too was 0.
2s quicker than his best lap yesterday.
The American said, “We rode the same bike as we did in Brno but we changed a bunch of things and started working on a lot of electronics.
Misano is a much more physical track; it’s quite tight so there’s a lot of wheelies and rear spinning.
It’s fun to ride but very physical compared to the 800.
I enjoyed it a lot and we went quite fast on it, getting some pretty good lap times.
We’ve got a lot of data now for the engineers to go away and work on the next step for our next test.
I think next year is going to be really good and I’m looking forward to racing the thousand!”
