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Gresini riders happy with setup work

Honda Gresini riders Marco Melandri and Toni Elias finished the second and final day of testing top of the timesheets. Both riders are happy to have made progress with tyres and setup work. Melandri and Elias worked in race conditions and only at the end of the test sessions tested two qualifying tyres.

Marco Melandri said on Tuesday: "I'm happy because today we did a step forward with the setting of the bike. We tested some different solutions to improve the feeling with the front and changed the weight balance. We found some interesting solutions and I look confident for next GP. We made tyre testing and in the end we tested two qualifying because I needed to improve also this aspect. I look to Istanbul with optimism."

Toni Elias said on Tuesday: "I leave Jerez after 2 positive days of testing, very complete, because we could improve both on wet and dry conditions. Today we worked on the set up of the bike with a new tyre that Bridgestone brought us and that worked very well. We also tested 2 qualifying tyres. I'm confident for the Turkish GP, a track that I like a lot."

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