Rossi concludes fruitful test

From Yamaha Racing

Valentino Rossi put in another valuable day's work in Le Mans Tuesday, Sunday's race winner completing 44 laps and setting a best time of 1:33.882.

With just four riders testing it was a quiet day on track and Rossi and his crew made the most of the relaxed environment to continue testing tires with Bridgestone and to try out some new settings for the M1. The Italian's best time was set on race tires and was an impressive 0.333 seconds quicker than the fastest lap in Sunday's race, set by Rossi himself on his way to a memorable 90th career victory.

The Fiat Yamaha Team rider will now head home to Italy to prepare for what is always one of the biggest weekends of his year, the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello on June 1.

Overall Tuesday Times
1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1:33.882
2. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro 1:34.068
3. Erwan Nigon (FRA) HRC Test Team 1:36.341
4. Marco Melandri (ITA) Ducati Marlboro 1:38.536