Kao sto znate, u toku je trodnevno testiranje motora za predstojecu MotoGP sezonu na stazi Sepang. Prvog dana testiranja najbolje vreme postigao je Kapirosi na potpuno novom Suzukiju. Motor je za sezonu 2009 kreiran prakticno od nule, prema Kapirosijevim sugestijama. Na drugom mestu se zaustavio svetski prvak iz 2007-me Stoner, kojeg jos uvek muci povreda clanka leve ruke, na kom jos uvek oseca posledice operacije izvrsene odmah po zavrsetku proslogodisnje sezone. Trece vreme na testiranju je postigao proslogodisnji svetski prvak Valentino Rosi, koji jos oseca posledice namestanja zavese.
1 Loris CAPIROSSI Team Suzuki 2:01.869 - - 37
2 Casey STONER Marlboro Ducati 2:02.038 +0.169 +0.169 34
3 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha 2:02.324 +0.286 +0.455 31
4 Chris VERMEULEN Team Suzuki 2:02.803 +0.479 +0.934 55
5 Toni ELIAS San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:02.886 +0.083 +1.017 52
6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda 2:03.088 +0.202 +1.219 50
7 Colin EDWARDS Tech3 Yamaha 2:03.254 +0.166 +1.385 34
8 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda 2:03.312 +0.058 +1.443 44
9 Sete GIBERNAU Guinea Ecuatorial 2:03.750 +0.438 +1.881 54
10 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha 2:03.894 +0.144 +2.025 61
11 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Marlboro 2:04.002 +0.108 +2.133 60
12 Alex DE ANGELIS San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:04.396 +0.394 +2.527 53
13 Mika KALLIO Pramac Racing 2:04.405 +0.009 +2.536 60
14 James TOSELAND Tech3 Yamaha 2:04.502 +0.097 +2.633 34
15 Randy DE PUNIET LCR Honda 2:04.882 +0.380 +3.013 61
16 Yamaha Test Yamaha Factory 2:05.024 +0.142 +3.155 47
17 Yuki TAKAHASHI JiR Team Scot Honda 2:05.098 +0.074 +3.229 73
18 Yamaha Test Yamaha Factory 2:05.140 +0.042 +3.271 44
19 Niccolo CANEPA Pramac Racing 2:05.270 +0.130 +3.401 45
Evo nekih detalja sa drugog dana testiranja.
Prvo vreme ovog puta ima Stoner i pored taktiziranja zbog povrede clanka. Vreme koje je postigao je za desetinku bolje od vremena koje je Daniju Pedrosi donelo pol poziciju 2008-me. Stoner je ipak veoma zabrinut jer mu clanak ne dozvoljava vise od 3 kruga voznje u kontinuitetu. Na drugom mestu je Kapirosi na Suzukiju koji pokazuje da se kod njih ne odmara. Od motora se u 2009-oj ocekuje dosta uspeha. na trecem mestu je aktuelni prvak Rosi koji je nesto poboljsao svoje jucerasnje vreme.
1 Casey STONER Ducati MarlboroTeam 2:01.483 - - 29
2 Loris CAPIROSSI Team Suzuki 2:01.555 +0.072 +0.072 45
3 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha 2:01.626 +0.071 +0.143 40
4 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda 2:01.860 +0.234 +0.377 51
5 Chris VERMEULEN Team Suzuki 2:02.086 +0.226 +0.603 52
6 Toni ELIAS San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:02.232 +0.146 +0.749 51
7 Colin EDWARDS Tech3 Yamaha 2:02.241 +0.009 +0.758 37
8 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda 2:02.434 +0.193 +0.951 44
9 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Marlboro Team 2:03.034 +0.600 +1.551 58
10 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha 2:03.056 +0.022 +1.573 51
11 Sete GIBERNAU Guinea Ecuatorial 2:03.308 +0.252 +1.825 40
12 Alex DE ANGELIS San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:03.518 +0.210 +2.035 40
13 Mika KALLIO Pramac Racing 2:03.774 +0.256 +2.291 55
14 Niccolo CANEPA Pramac Racing 2:04.021 +0.247 +2.538 45
15 Yamaha Test Yamaha Factory 2:04.312 +0.291 +2.829 36
16 Yuki TAKAHASHI Scot Racing Team 2:04.332 +0.020 +2.849 65
17 Randy DE PUNIET LCR Honda 2:04.507 +0.175 +3.024 48
18 Yamaha Test Yamaha Factory 2:04.536 +0.029 +3.053 50
19 James TOSELAND Tech3 Yamaha 2:04.597 +0.061 +3.114 36
A evo i rezultata treceg dana testiranja...
1 Casey STONER Ducati MarlboroTeam 2:01.043 - - 38
2 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha 2:01.137 +0.094 +0.094 43
3 Loris CAPIROSSI Team Suzuki 2:01.262 +0.125 +0.219 60
4 Colin EDWARDS Tech3 Yamaha 2:01.413 +0.151 +0.370 22
5 Toni ELIAS San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:01.560 +0.147 +0.517 43
6 Chris VERMEULEN Team Suzuki 2:01.666 +0.106 +0.623 48
7 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha 2:01.907 +0.241 +0.864 61
8 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda 2:01.955 +0.048 +0.912 54
9 Mika KALLIO Pramac Racing 2:02.386 +0.431 +1.343 61
10 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Marlboro Team 2:02.497 +0.111 +1.454 62
11 Alex DE ANGELIS San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:02.523 +0.026 +1.480 32
12 Sete GIBERNAU Guinea Ecuatorial 2:02.727 +0.204 +1.684 42
13 Randy DE PUNIET LCR Honda 2:03.418 +0.691 +2.375 50
14 Yuki TAKAHASHI Scot Racing Team 2:03.474 +0.056 +2.431 58
15 Niccolo CANEPA Pramac Racing 2:03.901 +0.427 +2.858 41
16 James TOSELAND Tech3 Yamaha 2:03.953 +0.052 +2.910 36
17 Yamaha Test Yamaha Factory 2:04.328 +0.375 +3.285 38
18 Yamaha Test Yamaha Factory 2:04.614 +0.286 +3.571 33
Ekipa Yamahe je intenzivno testirala novu elektroniku koja kontrolise snagu motora prilikom izlaska iz krivina, koja bi trebala da dozvoli ranije dodavanje gasa. Slicnim poslom se bavio i drugi Ducatijev tim sa Gibernau-om na celu koji se sa Haydenom drzi zlatne sredine sto se vremena u Sepangu tice.