MotoGP test Australia, Phillip Island, Grande Capirossi…. Rossi still ahead of Biaggi….

MotoGP Australia Phillip Island test, day 2
Great Capirossi

And of Loris Capirossi on Ducati Desmosedici Gp4 the best time in 2nd
day of Australian testing at Phillip Island, the rider of the red Borgo Panigale
he clocked an excellent 1'30.71 time lower than he had
allowed Honda Texan Colin Edwards to set the best time yesterday.
Great Loris who yesterday only had the ninth time with 1'32"16 and who did so today
he showed the claws and determination that have always distinguished him.

Immediately behind we find the 5-time world champion Valentino Rossi (1'30.75)
who seems to be perfectly at ease with the Yamaha M1 on the circuit
Australian. As he said yesterday, he likes the circuit very much. It's worth it
and we will have to deal with him already from Welkom!!!!

Third and fourth place for the Team Gresini riders Sete Gibernau e Colin
Edwards who clocked 1'30.81 and 1'30.97 respectively.

Fifth time for Max Biaggi which is not the case with the Honda of Team Pons
managed to get below the barrier at minute thirty-one (1'31.07) and what he has
preceded the American from the Honda Repsol team Nicky Hayden and the Japanese
of Tem Pramac Makoto Tamada (1'31.25).

Eighth and ninth time for Troy bayliss e Alex Barros and Marco
Melandri he got the 12th time ahead of C. Checa.

Updates and interviews follow

These are the times of the 2st day

1. Loris Capirossi (Ducati): 1'30.71 (65 laps)
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha): 1'30.75 (70 laps)
3. Sete Gibernau (Honda): 1'30.81 (60 laps)
4. Colin Edwards (Honda): 1'30.97 (58 laps)
5. Max Biaggi (Honda): 1'31.07 (86 laps)
6. Nicky Hayden (Honda): 1'31.18 (88 laps)
7. Makoto Tamada (Honda): 1'31.25 (54 laps)
8. Troy Bayliss (Ducati): 1'31.56 (63 laps)
9. Alex Barros (Honda): 1'31.59 (88 laps)
10. Ruben Xaus (Ducati): 1'31.64 (48 laps)
11. Neil Hodgson (Ducati): 1'31.77 (69 laps)
12. Marco Melandri (Yamaha): 1'31.70 (84 laps)
13. Carlos Checa (Yamaha): 1'31.80 (70 laps)
14. Norick Abe (Yamaha): 1'33.