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10-02-2006, 01:19 PM
The Yamaha MotoGP team arrived at the Losail circuit in Qatar today for a three day test. The Suzuki team are also present, having arrived a day earlier (Sunday) to work on their 2006 GSV-R.
This test will be Carlos Checa's first outing on the Yamaha M1 as James Ellison's Tech 3 Yamaha teammate, so he will be looking to get a feel for the bike, having not ridden a GP bike at all yet this year.Although the Kawasaki and Ducati teams are not present in full at this test, their test riders Olivier Jacque and Shinichi Ito are at the circuit and will be working on improving their machines following last weeks Phillip Island test.
Unofficial Test Times*
1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha, 1'57.362. Colin Edwards(USA) Yamaha, 1'57.523. John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki, 1'57.664. Carlos Checa (SPA) Yamaha, 1'57.945. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki, 1'58.626. S. Ito (JPN) Ducati, 1'58.907. James Ellison (GBR) Yamaha, 1'59.818...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=29)
This test will be Carlos Checa's first outing on the Yamaha M1 as James Ellison's Tech 3 Yamaha teammate, so he will be looking to get a feel for the bike, having not ridden a GP bike at all yet this year.Although the Kawasaki and Ducati teams are not present in full at this test, their test riders Olivier Jacque and Shinichi Ito are at the circuit and will be working on improving their machines following last weeks Phillip Island test.
Unofficial Test Times*
1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha, 1'57.362. Colin Edwards(USA) Yamaha, 1'57.523. John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki, 1'57.664. Carlos Checa (SPA) Yamaha, 1'57.945. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki, 1'58.626. S. Ito (JPN) Ducati, 1'58.907. James Ellison (GBR) Yamaha, 1'59.818...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=29)