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Dovizioso continues strong performance at Jerez

Andrea Dovizioso and his JiR Team Scot squad slashed almost two seconds from their lap time at Jerez on Wednesday, to post the fourth fastest time of the day. The rookie MotoGP rider is using the three-day test session at Jerez to get accustomed to the four-stroke RC212V machine he will campaign in the 2008 MotoGP Championship.

On Wednesday Dovizioso spent the day tyre testing for Michelin, where he had the opportunity to acquaint himself with qualifying rubber. The test continues on Thursday before the test ban comes into force between December 1st and January 20th.

Andrea Dovizioso commented on his second day of testing with the JiR team Scot: "Today went better than yesterday and I was quite fast and not too far from the lap record, although some other riders were a little faster than me. Like yesterday I'm not so worried about this or the overall time.

"The last two runs were on qualifying tyres and it was very strange for me! These were not such perfect laps because for me there was so much-grip from the rear, but this also causes some chatter from the front-end of the bike and you have to brake early so I still need some time to learn how to get the best from qualifying tyres. We made some improvements today to make the RC212V more stable at the front, although we still have some work to do to improve stability under braking. But overall I am happy!"

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