The Ducati team, with riders Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone, have concluded today two intense days of testing at the Italian circuit of Misano, where both agreed on track days with the official Honda, and yesterday also with the Suzuki team.
According to Ducati, finished the two days this afternoon at Misano really been performed under extreme conditions, supporting 36 degree weather and 61 asphalt. The two riders of the Italian brand have been able to devote to compare different solutions of the set-up of the bike, the statement said.
Dovizioso has been on track until the end of the afternoon session, completing 132 laps of the track with a best time of 1.32.5, while Iannone has been terminated the test at lunchtime, when the pains reproducirsele left shoulder he injured precisely in the last test held last week at Mugello. Iannone has led 101 laps of the track with a best lap of 1.32.7, according to his team.
He has also shot in Misano test driver of the brand, Michele Pirro, who continued with their development work, focusing mainly on electronics.
With Sunday's race at Sachsenring and with these two days of testing, Ducati terminating the first half of the 2015 season, having anticipated the return to action of 7 to 9 August at the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis .
"We conducted several tests of set-up that interested us, because when you're in the race there is never time to do certain tests, and tests that can make for a grand prize are very limited," Dovizioso explicacaba this afternoon.
"The test has helped us to understand the direction we take from the beginning of the season. We have worked to refine both the electronic and the set-up, and have been two useful days to get a general base set-point, "said the Italian. "With regard to the speed we have not gone wrong, my fastest lap I've done this morning with a used rubber but with the heat of the afternoon we have not sought to improve the clock and we have not used an extra soft tire."
Outside the official statement of Ducati, Dovizioso complained that Ducati has brought absolutely nothing new to this test, and you just have spent two days working on the development of the bike.
Iannone: "I really hurt my shoulder and I could not push to the maximum."
Andrea Iannone has managed a best lap of 1.32.7 and gave 101 laps of Misano, but had to stop because of pain in his left shoulder.
"In a day and a half of testing we used only three tires, and all hard mixture, and this morning we did not use new tires," he warned the Italian entry.
"However much we have improved pace from yesterday, over half a second. Is an important issue and we are happy with how we've gone, "he explained.
"I feel bad having to finish the test before time, but from the morning's shoulder made me much harm, and could not drive many laps or squeeze the maximum. Nevertheless today I had a good feeling on the bike and we have done a good job, collecting important information for the future ".
El equipo Ducati, con sus pilotos Andrea Dovizioso y Andrea Iannone, han concluido hoy dos intensas jornadas de test en el circuito italiano de Misano, donde han coincidido en pista ambos días con las Honda oficiales, y ayer también con el equipo Suzuki.
Según Ducati, las dos jornadas terminadas esta tarde en Misano se han realizado bajo condiciones realmente extremas, soportandose 36 grados de temperatura ambiente y 61 del asfalto. Los dos pilotos oficiales de la marca italiana han podido dedicarse a comparar diferentes soluciones del set-up de la moto, asegura el comunicado.
Dovizioso ha estado en pista hasta el final de la sesión de la tarde, completando 132 vueltas al trazado con un mejor crono de 1.32.5, mientras que Iannone ha dado por terminado el test a la hora del almuerzo, al reproducirsele los dolores en el hombro izquierdo que se lesionó, precisamente, en los últimos test celebrado la semana anterior a la carrera de Mugello. Iannone ha dado 101 vueltas al trazado marcando un mejor crono de 1.32.7, según su equipo.
También ha rodado en Misano el piloto probador de la marca, Michele Pirro, que ha seguido con su trabajo de desarrollo, concentrándose sobre todo en la electrónica.
Con la carrera del domingo en Sachsenring y con estos dos días de test, Ducati da por concluida la primera mitad de la temporada 2015, teniendo prevista la vuelta a la acción del 7 al 9 de agosto en el GP de los Estados Unidos, en Indianápolis.
“Hemos realizado varias pruebas de set-up que nos interesaban, porque cuando estas en carrera no hay nunca tiempo de hacer ciertas comprobaciones, y las pruebas que puedes hacer durante un gran premio son muy limitadas”, explicacaba esta tarde Dovizioso.
“El test nos ha servido para entender la dirección que tomamos desde el inicio de la temporada. Hemos trabajado para afinar, tanto la electrónica como el set-up, y han sido dos jornadas útiles para conseguir una puesta a punto base general”, ha dicho el piloto italiano. “Por lo que respecta a la velocidad no hemos andado mal, mi vuelta más rápida la he hecho esta mañana con una goma usada, pero con el calor de la tarde no hemos buscado mejorar el crono y no hemos utilizado un neumático extra blando”.
Fuera del comunicado oficial de Ducati, Dovizioso se ha quejado de que Ducati no haya traído absolutamente nada nuevo a este test, y que simplemente se han pasado los dos día trabajando en puesta a punto de la moto.
Iannone: “Me dolía mucho el hombro y no podía apretar al máximo”.
Andrea Iannone ha logrado un mejor crono de 1.32.7 y ha dado 101 vueltas al circuito de Misano, pero ha tenido que parar por el dolor en el hombro izquierdo.
“En una jornada y media de test hemos utilizado sólo tres neumáticos, y todos de mezcla dura, y también esta mañana no hemos utilizado gomas nuevas”, advertía el italiano de entrada.
“No obstante hemos mejorado mucho el ritmo con respecto a ayer, más de medio segundo. Es un tema importante y estamos contentos por como hemos ido”, ha explicado.
“Me sabe mal haber tenido que terminar el test antes de hora, pero ya desde la mañana el hombro me hacía mucho daño, y no podía pilotar muchas vueltas ni apretar al máximo. Pese a todo hoy he tenido muy buenas sensaciones sobre la moto y hemos hecho un buen trabajo, recolectando información importante de cara al futuro”.
The Ducati team, with riders Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone, have concluded today two intense days of testing at the Italian circuit of Misano, where both agreed on track days with the official Honda, and yesterday also with the Suzuki team.
According to Ducati, finished the two days this afternoon at Misano really been performed under extreme conditions, supporting 36 degree weather and 61 asphalt. The two riders of the Italian brand have been able to devote to compare different solutions of the set-up of the bike, the statement said.
Dovizioso has been on track until the end of the afternoon session, completing 132 laps of the track with a best time of 1.32.5, while Iannone has been terminated the test at lunchtime, when the pains reproducirsele left shoulder he injured precisely in the last test held last week at Mugello. Iannone has led 101 laps of the track with a best lap of 1.32.7, according to his team.
He has also shot in Misano test driver of the brand, Michele Pirro, who continued with their development work, focusing mainly on electronics.
With Sunday's race at Sachsenring and with these two days of testing, Ducati terminating the first half of the 2015 season, having anticipated the return to action of 7 to 9 August at the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis .
"We conducted several tests of set-up that interested us, because when you're in the race there is never time to do certain tests, and tests that can make for a grand prize are very limited," Dovizioso explicacaba this afternoon.
"The test has helped us to understand the direction we take from the beginning of the season. We have worked to refine both the electronic and the set-up, and have been two useful days to get a general base set-point, "said the Italian. "With regard to the speed we have not gone wrong, my fastest lap I've done this morning with a used rubber but with the heat of the afternoon we have not sought to improve the clock and we have not used an extra soft tire."
Outside the official statement of Ducati, Dovizioso complained that Ducati has brought absolutely nothing new to this test, and you just have spent two days working on the development of the bike.
Iannone: "I really hurt my shoulder and I could not push to the maximum."
Andrea Iannone has managed a best lap of 1.32.7 and gave 101 laps of Misano, but had to stop because of pain in his left shoulder.
"In a day and a half of testing we used only three tires, and all hard mixture, and this morning we did not use new tires," he warned the Italian entry.
"However much we have improved pace from yesterday, over half a second. Is an important issue and we are happy with how we've gone, "he explained.
"I feel bad having to finish the test before time, but from the morning's shoulder made me much harm, and could not drive many laps or squeeze the maximum. Nevertheless today I had a good feeling on the bike and we have done a good job, collecting important information for the future ".
