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Yamaha too have been having problems during the first two days of the test, with a fix for their chatter problems still undiscovered. Rossi said that his speed in corners is down by as much as 15 or 20kms, evident in the comparatively poor times from the usually front-running Camel Yamaha team. The team are hoping that new Michelin tyres on Sunday along with 'a fiddle with the settings' (Edwards) will bring a difficult and frustrating weekend to a close on a more successful note.

Repsol Honda team manager Makoto Tanaka was quick to point out that Honda (in the form of Pedrosa, at least) were the quickest Michelin team of the day, but they certainly were not the quickest Michelin runners in Catalunya last weekend, suggesting that Honda are suffering from more than a small glitch affecting all Michelin teams.

Saturday Test Times 

1. Shinya Nakano (JPN) Kawasaki Racing Team, 1'40.047
2. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati Marlboro Team, 1'40.544
3. John Hopkins (USA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP, 1'40.791
4. Randy de Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki Racing Team, 1'40.839
5. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team, 1'40.859
6. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Camel Yamaha Team, 1'40.915
7. Carlos Checa (SPA) Tech 3 Yamaha, 1'40.943
8. Sete Gibernau (SPA) Ducati Marlboro Team, 1'40.954
9. Colin Edwards (USA) Camel Yamaha Team, 1'41.105
10. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP, 1'41.110
11. Toni Elias (SPA) Fortuna Honda, 1'41.254
12. Makoto Tamada (JPN) Konica Minolta Honda, 1'41.561
13. Nicky Hayden (USA) Repsol Honda Team, 1'41.745
14. Kenny Roberts (USA) Team Roberts, 1'42.127
15. Jose Luis Cardoso (SPA) D'Antin Pramac, 1'42.593
16. Marco Melandri (ITA) Fortuna Honda, 1'42.636
17. Alex Hofmann (GER) D'Antin Pramac, 1'42.647
18. James Ellison (GBR) Tech 3 Yamaha, 1'43.797
19. Vittoriano Guareschi (ITA) Ducati, 1'43.846
20. Tadayuki Okada (JPN) HRC, 1'45.622

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