MotoGP Valencia test: Ducati boss impressed by Rossi feedback

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MotoGP Valencia test: Ducati boss impressed by Rossi feedback
09/11/2010

Rossi has already impressed his Ducati bosses
Rossi has already impressed his Ducati bosses

By David Miller
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Ducati MotoGP boss Filippo Preziosi has said he was impressed by the amount of technical detail given by Valentino Rossi when he got off the big-bang Desmosedici today in MotoGP testing at Valencia.

The father of the Ducati project let Rossi loose with the 2011 big-bang engine and a screamer version right at the end of the day and The Doctor managed a 1'33.882 laptime which was tenth quickest, depending on which set of times you believe.

“It has been an exciting day for sure. The main thing that hit me today was Vale's positive feedback and his capacity for analysis. Today he tested the GP11 with the 'big bang' engine on a standard setting, which he modified step by step to adapt it to his riding style," said Preziosi.

"His first comment when he lifted his visor up was a positive one about the power delivery and then he gave some impressive technical details. We certainly have a lot to do to adapt the bike to his riding style but it is really nice and very interesting to work in this way.

"We worked on the geometry and setting today to see how the bike responded and to get a bit of experience working with both Vale and Jeremy (Burgess). At the end of the session he went out on the screamer version but we will make more of an analysis between the two engines tomorrow because they deliver the power in very different ways - the big bang has a more regular power curve whereas the screamer is more aggressive but also more powerful."

Yamaha have banned Rossi from speaking to the media about Ducati until his contract is over...