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Capirossi busy with new engine

Loris Capirossi busied himself with his new engine today. The Ducati rider spent the day comparing and refining his new engine spec, which has been designed to offer smoother power delivery.

Speaking about his two practice sessions today Capirossi said: "We learned a lot today. This morning we compared the new engine spec against the standard spec. I think the new stuff has potential, the power delivery is already smoother at low revs and we can improve it a lot more.

"This afternoon we worked on the new spec, making some improvements, but clearly the track conditions weren't the best for this kind of work, even though the track wasn't so bad considering how hard it was raining. There was so much water on the main straight that the rear tyre was spinning a lot even when I shifted into sixth. We still have a few things to fix but that's normal when you have a lot of new ideas to test. I'm generally pretty happy with today but I really hope we get two dry sessions tomorrow so we can continue setting up the new spec. If not, we probably won't race with it on Sunday."

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