IRTA testing wraps in Qatar with Iannone and Dovizioso sixth and eighth quickest on final day at Losail circuit (Sector Press Releases)

• March four, 2016


• MD Employees

Three days of testing in preparation for the opening round of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship, scheduled here for Sunday March 20th, have drawn to a close at the Losail circuit in Qatar.

The two Ducati Group riders were able to get via a lot of work these days and continue setting up their Desmosedici GP machines in preparation for the race. Nowadays Iannone completed 46 laps, the ideal of which in 1’55.535, and he completed the day in sixth spot, .725s from Lorenzo. Dovizioso, who did a single much more lap than his team-mate, set a quickest time of 1’55.700 on his final exit, which took him to eighth place in the standings, .890s behind the leader.

In the combined 3-day standings, the Ducati Team guys had been again classified sixth and eighth, with Iannone’s ideal time becoming the 1’55.508 he set yesterday.

Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team #29) – right now 1’55.535 (6th)
“In the end these have been three days of good tests and I am satisfied. We nonetheless have to realize a handful of items in view of the race, but I believe that we have all the appropriate cards to enhance even more. For certain the data we picked up will be analyzed carefully in the next handful of days and I am confident that throughout the race weekend we can improve our competitive level even far more. These days we didn’t do a time-attack and we didn’t use a soft rear tyre to set our time, but I’m not worried about my position in the standings because we had been undertaking a various job. Even even though the lengthy-run didn’t go the way I expected, we have ready effectively for the race and I am calm and confident about the start of the season.”

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Group #04) – these days 1’55.700 (8th)
“I am quite pleased due to the fact we have created exceptional progress in these nine days of pre-season testing. These days we also decided to test a softer front tyre in view of the race, and this developed a handful of set-up issues, but in the finish we managed to perform properly and enhance my feeling with the bike in the final run. Overall these three days of testing in Qatar have been quite productive and we have made massive measures forward that make me really feel extremely confident for the race weekend.”

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IRTA testing wraps in Qatar with Iannone and Dovizioso sixth and eighth quickest on final day at Losail circuit (Sector Press Releases)