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After yesterday contesting the Grand Prix of Portugal, Alex De Angelis and Shinya Nakano were back on track at Estoril today for an important day of testing. The Team San Carlo Honda Gresini pair got through a huge programme of work alongside Bridgestone's technicians, who gathered crucial data that will help develop tyres specifically suited to the Honda RC212V. 

Shinya Nakano complaeted 65 laps today, giving positive feedback about a variety of new tyres and also taking the chance to work on suspension and power delivery. Alex de Angelis completed 42 laps and focused on testing the new material provided by Bridgestone. 

"Today we focused mainly on tyre testing with Bridgestone, with the objective of improving our performance in the races and in qualifying," said Nakano. "I'm satisfied because we tried a tyre that was already a step forward and now Bridgestone's engineers can gather all the data together and use it in development of some new material for the next race. Other than that we took the opportunity to work on the engine mapping system, trying to get better delivery at the bottom end, and the front fork to try and find some more stability."

Alex De Angelis commented, "Today has gone very well. The new material provided by Brigestone for the tests, here in Estoril, has completely satisfied my expectations in terms of performance. In fact I improved on my best lap time, compared to yesterday race one, earning two second. I'm happy with these tests results because today I feel that there are positive chances to make a good race during the next Grand Prix of China."

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