Ducati completes Mugello test

From Marlboro Ducati

The third and final day of testing, before the well deserved summer break, for Ducati MotoGP testers Vittoriano Guareschi and Niccolo Canepa concluded Thursday at Mugello.

Guareschi continued working on the scheduled development of the GP9. Canepa completed two long runs despites the hot conditions and recorded a best time of 1:51.2.

Canepa will take part in the Brno post-race testing session with the Bridgestone Test Team.

"We are satisfied with the job we were able to do in these days," said Filippo Preziosi. "The development of the GP9 proceeds well and we got some positive feedback from the bike despite the hot and difficult conditions. A big thanks goes to the Ducati technicians for the great job they made during the last months. A special thank also to the guys of the Official MotoGP Team that sacrificed three days of holiday in order to allow us to run the tests not only with Vitto but with Niccolo and Sete also."