Sepang MotoGP test: Rossi targets two-minute lap

Factory Yamaha's Valentino Rossi has targeted a break into the 2'00 lap bracket during the final day's testing at Sepang tomorrow and close the half-second gap on leader Dani Pedrosa.

Factory Yamaha's Valentino Rossi has targeted a break into the 2'00 lap bracket during the final day's testing at Sepang tomorrow and close the half-second gap on leader Dani Pedrosa.

The Italian is currently a 0.489s behind the Repsol Honda man on a 2'00.549 and his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo over the course of a single and intimated his longer runs have seen lower and more consistent times.

“The second day of testing in Sepang is finished and the balance of the day is positive for us, especially as we finished some work on the bike. We have some different parts for the bike for this season and we continue to work on the setting," said The Doctor.

"The positive is we improved compared to yesterday in terms of time on one lap with the new tyre but especially on the rhythm, I was half a second faster than yesterday which is not so bad. Fourth position is quite good especially as we are less than half a second behind Pedrosa and Lorenzo. Unfortunately it started to rain so we had to stop earlier, because our target this afternoon was to go into 2’00 but we will try again tomorrow."

By MotoGP desk

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