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Further difficulties for Gibernau in Malaysia |
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| Wednesday, 15 February 2006 | |
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After yesterday's gearbox problems Sete Gibernau would have been hoping his bad luck was out of the way, but a stomach complaint meant the Ducati rider had another shortened day of testing, completing only 17 laps before returning to his hotel. During his brief track session, Sete's quickest lap was a 2'02.87, which placed him 12th fastest overall. Although quicker than yesterday's time the Spanish rider was still off the pace of his 2'01.83 from the January test at the circuit.  Gibernau on track yesterday Teammate Loris Capirossi's day was once again in contrast to Gibernau's, with his 2'01.87 lap time being second quickest over the course of the day. The Italian 'pocket rocket' spent the day focussing on the power delivery and engine braking setup of his Desmosedici GP6. "Today was a really positive day" declared a smiling Loris. "In the morning we worked on the chassis settings, engine management and engine braking and we found an excellent set-up. We also concentrated on testing several new rear tyres. These are a real step forward over the 'standard' tyres and I am pleased with the work carried out by Bridgestone. Tomorrow, thunderstorms permitting, we have scheduled a long-run to verify the duration of the tyres, which already looked good anyway in today's testing."
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