Hayden improves pace on D16RR, finishes Sepang MotoGP test in 3rd
Nicky Hayden finished the Sepang MotoGP test in third place, behind second place Stoner and Rossi in the lead. Hayden had been mid pack for most of the test, but had made some changes which helped him dramatically improve his pace over 1.5 seconds to finish the test in third with a time of 2:00.703.
Stoner was almost 2 tenths faster at 2:00.512 on the other D16RR, and Rossi led with 2:00.271 on the Yamaha M-1.
This is the closest to the front Nicky Hayden has been in a while. Hopefully this is going to be a trend. He was actually faster than Stoner in a few places on some laps, but is apparently struggling with top speed compared to Stoner so he was losing time on the very long straights at Sepang.
The next test is in Qatar, which is a very different track. Here’s hoping that Nicky can keep up the pace!
