Sepang Day 2: Rossi still on top

Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi continued his impressive form on the second day of testing in Sepang today, topping the time sheets again with another very quick lap on qualifying tires. The Italian, who turns 29 in ten days time, was also fast throughout the day on race tires, lapping consistently in the 2’01s.

Valentino Rossi
“Today was another very good day and I had a good pace and rhythm all day. We tested some different Bridgestone tires before again trying the one I prefer, which confirmed that this is the best one for us and so we will use it for the long run tomorrow. We worked a little bit on the suspension and also on the electronic mapping and we also tried a lot of practice starts, maybe as many as ten, and we need to improve a bit in this area. I also tried a new cowling which is aimed at improving the cooling system and this had a good result. Finally I tried a qualifying tire again and, although I made a small mistake on my lap because I was quite tired by then, it was again very positive."