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febbraio 16, 2017 - Yamaha Racing

Movistar Yamaha Leads Second Day of Phillip Island Testing

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After a successful first outing around the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit yesterday, Movistar #yamaha MotoGPs #maverickvinales and #valentinorossi were back on the track today to continue their preparations for the 2017 #motogp season.

Today the Movistar #yamaha #motogp Team seamlessly picked up where they left off yesterday in Australia. #maverickvinales and #valentinorossi made the most of the sunny weather conditions on the second day of the Phillip Island #motogp Official #test. The pair worked on their race pace and compared chassis, ending the day in first and eighth place respectively in the timesheets.

Viñales kept up his impressive form today, showing he is also a force to be reckoned with at the flowing and fast Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Just over an hour into the session he became the first rider to drop into the 128s, setting a 128.847s on lap 21.

With his time-attack out of the way, he used the remaining time of todays eight-hour session to work on the race pace. The young Spaniard posted several series of consecutive 129s laps to underline his protagonist status. He completed a total of 80 laps, all the while remaining unchallenged at the top of the timesheets and left the track this evening as the fastest man, with a comfortable 0.462s lead over his closest rival.

Teammate Rossi also got his head down today to take the development of his YZR-M1 another step further. He spent the morning session getting a feel for the track and soon worked his way up to fifth place before he moved on to trying new Michelin tyres.

The Doctor completed 43 laps before lunch, but it wasnt all work and no play. After his morning stints, the Italian celebrated his 38th birthday at the Phillip Island track with his crew and a birthday cake.

Back on track in the afternoon, the Doctor completed another 27 laps as he crossed various items off his testing schedule. Whilst trying new bike modifications he was unable to improve on his time from this morning. His best lap, a 129.674s, earned him eighth place in the timesheets, 0.827s behind his teammate.

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