During the three days of testing spent at Sepang, we had in the Ducati family a Stoner as a dynamic retiree, a Dovizioso ecstatic, one Lorenzo in training and a Baptist reinvigorated new terror of private pilots. Not bad, but a member is missing. In this case Danilo Petrucci, resident at Pramac and destined to receive a GP17 like the officials. However, he has not been talked about in Malaysia.
A discretion which was also very close to anonymity. Confirmed by a final assessment on the timesheet placing Petrux in fourteenth place, nine tenths behind the leader at the Yamaha Casa Particular in Viñales. However, at Pramac, we didn't show off any more with its other driver Redding equipped with a GP16 which made the happiness of Baptist. The Briton ranked nineteenth with a best performance of 2'00.645. Against 2'00.310 for the teammate Danilo Petrucci.
But let us rest assured. If the friendly Italian did not find himself on the front line in the fight against the clock, it is because he had another mission: that of wiping the plaster: “ We had small problems, but these are things that happen when you discover a new motorcycle. We knew when we came to Malaysia that we would mainly have to carry out development work ».
« I was hoping to set a good time on the morning of the last day, but that in itself is not the most important thing. I'm happy because I was able to demonstrate regularity in my laps at midday, in difficult conditions. I would like to thank the entire team for the work done to resolve each problem. Looking forward to the Phillip Island Test ».
Tests which will take place in Australia from February 15 to 17.
