Testing is underway at the moment at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in southern Spain. Honda Gresini are testing their new bikes and parts received from Mr. Honda – thought to be the bike that Nakano was running at the tail end of the 2008 season. DeAngelis, and new teammate Toni Elias both end up in the top 10 on day one.

Alex De Angelis (5th fastest – 1:41.468 – 53 laps)
“We have started immediately well and I like the bike a lot compated to the version that we used during the season just finished, both in terms of the engine and chassis. This new bike suits much better my stature, I feel more comfortable and I can therefore exploit the performance better. Today, we have worked well on the set-up of the bike with respect to the new tyre regulations, knowing that it is now more important to adapt the bike to the type of tyre construction. I am sure that we can improve yet further as soon as we find the correct set-up to allow us to exploit the full potential of the entire package: we will need some time to work on this and I hope we can achieve this during tomorrow’s session, even if the weather forecast is for rain.”

Toni Elias (8th fastest – 1:41.679 – 75 laps)
“I completed a lot of laps with my bike today and I have to say that I am really very pleased with the new situation. I am taking things step-by-step; I want to work serenely to avoid making mistakes. We have to work above all on the rear of the bike which still does not allow me to transfer all the horsepower from the Honda RC 212V to the track. We have different set-up solutions to try tomorrow but in any case I can see that gradually we are making steps ahead and for that reason tomorrow will be a valuable day for further improvements.”

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