From a press release issued by Repsol Media Service: REPSOL HONDA TEAM COMPLETES IMPORTANT JEREZ TEST Pilots Repsol focus its work today in the trial of different compounds Michelin, and split the track in Jerez happy for the work done Repsol Honda Team riders Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa completed a vital two-day test session at Jerez today, putting both men in positive mood for upcoming races. Although the sun shone once again, conditions weren’t ideal with strong winds blowing dust and debris onto the circuit. For this reason Pedrosa stopped earlier than usual, at around 3.30pm. Hayden kept going till the end of the day, using qualifying tyres for his final, fastest lap. Both riders focused on tyre testing with Michelin, trying different 16.5-inch rear tyres. World Championship leader Pedrosa also tried wider profile Michelin fronts, which he had been unable to evaluate before due to his preseason testing injury. Pedrosa and Hayden will be back on their Repsol Honda RC212Vs on Friday April 11 when practice begins for the Portuguese Grand Prix, round three of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship. Quotes MotoGP Dani Pedrosa >> 1m 38.940s (lap 86 of 86) “Everything went real smooth. We did a lot a work with Michelin, tried to check a few tyres’ durability, and I was able to string together a few high 39s on race tyres, which we were pretty happy with. We also tuned the bike a little bit, tuned the rider too, worked on a few things, and overall it’s been a real positive day. We’ve got the chassis working good, now we need to work on the engine because we’re coming up to some tracks with big long straightaways.” Nicky Hayden >> 1m 40.099s (lap 16 of 41) “Today we worked on tyres with our Michelin technicians and it was a very useful day. We focused mainly on the front tyre, testing different fronts because so far I’ve only used Michelin’s standard profile. We found some interesting solutions. We also tested some rears that Michelin brought here for testing. I didn’t use qualifying tyres. These two days have been very important in getting us more familiar with the bike and helping us work some more on setup. I stopped early this afternoon because track conditions weren’t so good, the wind was blowing a lot of dust and dirt onto the track.” Results MotoGP >> 1. Nicky HAYDEN (REPSOL HONDA) 1:38:940 >> 2. Dani PEDROSA (REPSOL HONDA) 1:40:099 >> 3. Chris VERMEULEN (SUZUKI) 1:40:184 >> 4. Loris CAPIROSSI (SUZUKI) 1:40:776 >> 5. Olivier JACQUES (KAWASAKI) 1:41:852 More, from a press release issued by Honda: Repsol Honda Team complete successful two-day MotoGP test at Jerez, Spain The Repsol Honda team leave Jerez satisfied with the results of the two-day post GP test held at the 4.423km Andalusian circuit, venue of the Spanish GP held at the circuit last weekend. On the opening day of the test Repsol Honda team riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden had worked on testing basic machine set up options for the RC212V employing data gathered over two days of grand prix practice and the 27 lap (119.421km) race. The final day was dedicated almost exclusively to tyre testing with Michelin. Despite sunny weather track conditions were not ideal due to a strong wind that drove sand and debris onto the track top. Both riders tested new 16.5 rear tyres brought to the test by Michelin with encouraging results. Pedrosa, MotoGP race winner at Jerez on Sunday, has been racing with a standard profile Michelin front tyre so far this season but today he dedicated time evaluating the performance of several different front tyres he had been unable to test during the winter due to injuries sustained in January. The young Spaniard found was pleased with the results but called a halt to his test programme at 15.00. due to the increasing amount of sand blown onto the circuit. Team-mate Hayden completed a full day of testing putting in a total of 86 laps setting fastest lap of the day on the last lap of 86 using qualifying tyres. The Honda supported MotoGP teams racing with RC212V machinery elected to sit out the final day of the test. Honda rider quotes and lap times. Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda: 1m 38.940s on lap 86 of 86. “Everything went real smooth. We did a lot a work with Michelin, tried to check a few tyres’ durability, and I was able to string together a few high 39s on race tyres, which we were pretty happy with. We also tuned the bike a little bit, tuned the rider too, worked on a few things, and overall it’s been a real positive day. We’ve got the chassis working good, now we need to work on the engine because we’re coming up to some tracks with big long straightaways.” Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda: 1m 40.099s on lap 16 of 41 “Today we worked on tyres with our Michelin technicians and it was a very useful day. We focused mainly on the front tyre, testing different fronts because so far I’ve only used Michelin’s standard profile. We found some interesting solutions. We also tested some rears that Michelin brought here for testing. I didn’t use qualifying tyres. These two days have been very important in getting us more familiar with the bike and helping us work some more on setup. I stopped early this afternoon because track conditions weren’t so good, the wind was blowing a lot of dust and dirt onto the track.”