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James Toseland dazzles at historic Qatar night test
29 February 2008 / Results / PhotosTech 3 Yamaha rider James Toseland produced a dazzling performance under the spectacular Losail International Circuit's floodlights to post the fifth fastest time on a historic night for the MotoGP world championship.
The British rider was in sparkling form at the first official MotoGP test to be held under floodlights, with the two-day session a dress rehearsal for the season's opening race to be held in Qatar on March 9.
Speaking about his test in Qatar Toseland commented: "To end up fifth fastest on my first time here on the bike is really good. It was a good night, which sounds a bit strange saying that. They have done a fantastic job with the lights. I was here in November when just three corners were lit and to do what they have done is a great effort. You have to focus a bit more than normal and the only real problem was with the humidity. It made it a bit hazy later on and I had to wear a rain mask for my race simulation because I was getting some moisture on my visor. It is better to find that out now than halfway through the race.
"I'm really happy with the consistency of my race run. The front tyre I found worked really well, which is a massive plus because there is no harder place on a front tyre than this track. The braking stability with the new chassis is much better and it finishes the faster corners better. Those two factors at this circuit are key so I'm really pleased with that. The most pleasing aspect of the race run though was my consistency. It is so important to learn what the bike does later in a race and that experience is coming. I'm just getting more experienced with the bike when the grip goes down, and to be in a range of 0.8s through my whole race run shows I'm making progress."
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