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After the publication of the morning the third fastest time, Nicky Hayden finished the day in sixth place, less than six tenths of the leader Dani Pedrosa. Valentino Rossi, who still works in the configuration with the new chassis introduced in Aragon, steadily improved the setup of your bike and time to finish eighth.

Both drivers are quite satisfied with the first day but are aware that tomorrow must continue to improve in order to further reduce the gap in the front.

Nicky Hayden (Ducati), sixth (1:47.381)
“I had fun riding the bike today, and that’s important. This morning was very encouraging, because I could not ride comfortably and does not really make many changes throughout the day. I every time I have a little faster, but the rest made a bigger jump in the afternoon. I’ve certainly had worse Friday this year, but we have a long way to go if we want to be near the front of Sunday afternoon. We have a few small ideas to try to improve the bike under braking. For Ducati has worked hard to try to help, it would be nice to give a result they deserve. ”

Valentino Rossi (Ducati), eighth (1:47.975)
“We have made progress with the bike all day and as a result, we improved our lap times dropping below 1′48″. The pace is still far from the top, but not bad for now. There are several things to resolve but we’re definitely not in the situation they were in Aragon, where we had big problems with rear grip. That is not the case here. We have worked in the distribution of weight, the weight of the front a bit more, and better. Tomorrow we have to try to fall in the low 1:47 range. That is our goal. Nicky is already there, although he chose to ride around with the soft tires. The track is good. Asphalt has a good grip, and they did a good job. ”
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