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Ducati on top in Qatar
04 March 2009 / Results / PhotosThe Ducati Marlboro team were delighted to finish at the top of the timesheets as Casey Stoner stormed to the fastest time on the final day of the Qatar test, a full second ahead of second placed Jorge Lorenzo's Fiat Yamaha.
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Despite a crash, the 2007 champion was the only man to break the 1.56' barrier. Still not happy with his troublesome left wrist and with 31 laps completed, the Australian called it a day an hour before the end of the session as post-11pm temperatures saw grip levels drop significantly. "I'm obviously very happy with the lap time and the rhythem we put together today although I would have liked to have been able to get a few more laps in and test some more stuff," Stoner commented. "The crash was on the way into Turn 2 and it was very similar to the one here last year - practically from an upright position."
Hayden, champion of 2006, was pleased with his evening's effort of 1.57.225 as he continued to settle in to his new team. "That was definitely a good day and we've made plenty of progress so I'm really pleased. I was thinking this morning that this would be the right time to take a step forward because we've only got two more days of testing in Barcelona before the start of the season. I would have liked to have done more laps but after ten o'clock the conditions were on the limit, to the point that there were a few guys crashing, we we decided not to take any risks." The American also practiced a start as well as a rapid bike switch in readiness for wet races.
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