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De Puniet fastest on opening day

Honda LCR continues to surprise many in the MotoGP paddock. The Frenchman was the fastest rider again at Sepang at the end of the first, out of a three-day, test on the Honda LCR machine. He was half a second ahead of Dani Pedrosa, who broke his hand in an unfortunate crash.

Casey Stoner

Tuesday was the first out of a three-day test at Sepang, Malaysia. Twenty-one MotoGP riders completed a day of testing at the track near Kuala Lumpur in humid conditions. For Casey Stoner it was the first outing on track since he hurt his shoulder at Jerez. Stoner completed 36 laps with a fastest time of 2.02.457.

There were a few crashes today. Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo both experienced a crash. Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa though has probably broken his hand when he fell of the Honda bike in the afternoon. It is uncertain at the moment if he can continue to test for Honda on Wednesday.

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• 27 Nov.
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  • Rossi sets second day pace
• 26 Nov.
  • Photos: Wednesday in Jerez
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  • Rossi happy with first day
  • Pedrosa sets pace on first day at Jerez
• 21 Nov.
  • "Valentino would have been an excellent F1 driver"
• 20 Nov.
  • Rossi doing well at Mugello in F2008
• 04 Nov.
  • FIAT extends Yamaha sponsorship
• 28 Oct.
  • Hayden debuts at Ducati
  • Dovizioso enjoys first day at Repsol Honda
• 27 Oct.
  • Photos: Monday in Valencia
  • Stoner fastest on first day of testing
• 26 Oct.
  • Photos: Sunday in Valencia
  • Stoner storms to Spanish win
• 25 Oct.
  • Photos: Saturday in Valencia
  • Stoner steals Valencia pole
  • Hayden stays top in final practice
• 24 Oct.
  • Hayden happy with perfect start
  • Rossi looks for improvement
  • Photos: Friday in Valencia
  • Hayden finished Friday on top
  • Hayden fastest in first practice
  • Gibernau confirmed for 2009
• 23 Oct.
  • West hopes to return to MotoGP one day
• 19 Oct.
  • Stoner steals runner-up spot
  • Rossi celebrates ninth win
  • Photos: Sunday at Sepang
  • Rossi storms to victory
• 18 Oct.
  • Photos: Saturday at Sepang
  • Pedrosa steals last gasp pole
  • West fastest in final practice
• 17 Oct.
  • Photos: Friday at Sepang
  • Rossi looking strong at Sepang
  • Stoner looking for more from tyres
  • Edwards fastest in second practice
  • Yamaha leads first practice in Malaysia
• 13 Oct.
  • Guintoli joins British Superbikes
• 05 Oct.
  • Photos: Sunday at Phillip Island

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