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Dovizioso praises team effort at Jir Team Scot
01 February 2008 / Results / PhotosAndrea Dovizioso and his JiR Team Scot squad completed their three-day test at Australia's Phillip Island circuit satisfied with their hard work and looking forward to their next test session which starts on the 16th February in Jerez.
After Thursday's rain, clear skies greeted the teams testing at the 2.764 mile track and JiR Team Scot immediately got on with the hard work of continuing to find the right solution for the setting of the 800cc MotoGP bike as well as conducting a number of tyre tests. With their partners at Michelin, the team today spend most of the day on race tyres conducting a series of short and long runs in a bid to replicate the conditions they would find in a race to receive the maximum feedback
"This day has been very useful to give proper evaluation of all the materials we have for our technical package," said Dovizioso. "Today we did a lot of work with Michelin, testing many, many different tyre and compound options. I'm very satisfied with my relationship with them. They have reacted so fast to my feedback, so I feel our relationship will grow together.
"With racing tyres my pace is pretty good, but in qualifying set-up with the softer tyres I'm still suffering a little vibration, which occurs when entering a corner under engine braking. This is complicating my efforts to get a fast time on qualifying tyres. In general the feeling with the bike is fantastic, but at the next test at Jerez we will work a lot to reduce the rear-wheel hop we are getting under braking. This will be our main target. Overall, we want to be more competitive as the level of competition is very high and I want to be out front with the leaders."
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