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Yep, great to see some of the new boys up there, but let's not forget, it's a testing session.
Most, if not all the teams will be testing new parts and new set ups etc which in no way resembles the final outcome, therefore the times don't mean much, unless you're on your race set up or someone is beating lap records, then you can take notice.
In a business where a difference of one tenth a lap will mean you are not on the same bit of track by the end of a race, some of the differences above would result in people being lapped quite easily, so I'm not sure what you can read into these test session times. It's all about what you do on Sunday, witness Sete, how many poles and fastest laps does he do and what does he do in the race. He actually went up in my estimation at the weekend - he said he knows he's fast, faster than most, (nice confidence and belief), but he also said he'd made mistakes and had more than his share of bad luck. Ok he winges a bit, but at least he has a ride this year, unlike Baggers.
I really hope someone can take it to Rossi next year, but I have to say, he's looking like a pretty safe bet for the championship and the rest of them are about who's going to come second.
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