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Melandri confident after second day at Sepang

Action goes on at Sepang, Malaysia, for the first test session of the 2007 season, in preparation of World Championship.

Today the Honda Gresini riders focused on the best possible base line to work from and started an intense tyre programme together with the Bridgestone technicians.

Marco Melandri completed 76 laps today with a fastest time of 2.03.253. He commented on today's work: "It was a demanding day. The temperatures were very high and we worked no stop to finish today's programme. We struggled a bit in the morning but in the end we find a solution that I like. We tested different set up solutions and studied the geometry of the bike before starting to test tyres. I'm quite satisfied, the clutch has improved and I have a better feeling now. Tomorrow we will focus on tyre testing. I'm confident. I see the Honda Engineers and the Bridgestone technicians very motivated".

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