Sunny conditions on the first day of a two-day test for the Ducati Team at the Misano circuit in Italy. Italian multiple World Champion Valentino Rossi was joined by official test rider Franco Battaini to test the Ducati GP12.
Rossi, his team and the Ducati engineers, worked on the chassis updates that he had first tried in the test after the Grand Prix at Mugello. The changes are intended to concentrate the weight of the Ducati Desmosedici.
With Team Manager Vittoriano Guareschi and Technical Director Filippo Preziosi managing the test from the garage, Rossi completed 60 laps starting from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tomorrow’s final day of the test will be followed by a fifteen-day break before a return to action at the Misano circuit, for the San Marino Grand Prix.