COLIN EDWARDS - 5th, 2'03.78, 64 LAPS

"As usual it was hot and humid out there, but it feels good to be back on the bike. We had a bit of a rain delay in the morning and got started a bit late, but once we did get going I instantly felt comfortable on the bike. I said in Valencia that I needed to get out and do lap after lap to really ingrain this new style in to my head, and this test is offering me that chance. As soon as I started I felt that it was coming much more easily than at the last two races; I didn't have to make such an effort to consciously think about doing it and it felt more natural. We played around with some new settings and electronics and found that we are moving even more towards Valentino's settings; it all felt good. We tested a couple of tyres for Michelin, but mostly today was about getting back into the swing of things and getting comfortable with my new style."

VALENTINO ROSSI - 6th, 2'03.80, 60 LAPS

"My first impressions of the new bike are very positive. The engine seems a little bit faster and it feels more stable. However I only did a short run; just a few laps, so it's really too early to make any detailed observations about it at this stage. Tomorrow the real work will start and we will take some time to try to understand the new bike and begin to work on the set-up. Most of today we spent on the 2005 bike, testing tyres for Michelin and trying to understand the problems that we had here during the race in September. We made some investigations and tried to gather some information to help us, and we made some good progress. We will continue like this tomorrow as well as getting started working on the new bike."

UNOFFICIAL LAP TIMES

1. Marco Melandri (ITA) Honda, 2'02.95
2. Nicky Hayden (USA) Honda, 2'03.20
3. Carlos Checa (SPA) Honda, 2'03.58
4. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Honda, 2'03.75
5. COLIN EDWARDS (USA) Gauloises Yamaha Team, 2'03.78
6. VALENTINO ROSSI (ITA) Gauloises Yamaha Team 2'03.80
7. Toni Elias (SPA) Honda, 2'04.05
8. John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki, 2'04.13
9. Casey Stoner (AUS) Honda, 2'04.29
10. Shinya Nakano (JPN) Kawasaki, 2'04.90
11. James Ellison (GBR) Yamaha, 2'05.10
12. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki, 2'05.56
13. Randy du Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki, 2'05.60