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Old 24-Jan-2005, 21:56
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Capirossi maintains pace on second day at Sepang

Loris Capirossi was again the fastest rider on the second day of MotoGP tests at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia on Monday. The Ducati rider stopped the clock at 2’01.98, just a tenth of a second outside Valentino Rossi’s pole time from the Grand Prix here last October, in just his second outing on the Italian factory’s Desmosedici GP5.

"It's a real pleasure to be able to work in this way, a great satisfaction and an important boost", said Capirossi. "We got though a lot of work and tested several different set-ups, and were able to confirm that the chassis is performing well.

“We also made another step forward with the Bridgestone tyres, in particular with the front which is perfect. Now we have to concentrate on the rear tyre, in order to be competitive over race distance. Tomorrow will be another day of hard work but for the moment I'm really satisfied with everything."

Capirossi’s team-mate Carlos Checa was unable to ride today after being taken to hospital last night suffering from a severe headache and dizzy spells. It is thought that the symptoms could be a negative reaction to treatment given to the Spaniard when his stitches were removed from a hand injury earlier this weekend but Ducati’s MotoGP Project Manager Livio Suppo is hopeful he will return to action on Tuesday.

“Unfortunately Carlos wasn't feeling well this morning, he had a big headache and we preferred to let him rest for the whole day,” explained Suppo. “It's nothing serious, just a severe bout of flu, probably due to his overall condition following his hand injury, which however is improving, and tomorrow we hope he will join Loris on the track."

Unofficial lap times provided by the teams:

Loris Capirossi (Ducati): 2’01.98 (60 laps)
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha): 2’02.16 (55)
Sete Gibernau (Honda): 2’02.2 (60)
Alex Barros: (Honda): 2’02.307 (77)
Max Biaggi (Honda): 2'02.35 (43)
Kenny Roberts (Suzuki): 2'02.38
Colin Edwards (Yamaha): 2’02.48 (62)
Nicky Hayden (Honda): 2’02.49 (81)
Troy Bayliss: (Honda) 2’03.918 (52)
Toni Elías: (Yamaha): 2’03.20 (51)
Rubén Xaus (Yamaha): 2’03.40 (62)
Marco Melandri (Honda): 2’02.70 (69)
Makoto Tamada (Honda): 2’02.69

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