After 133 MotoGP test laps on the Ducati at Valencia, Cal Crutchlow has drawn the conclusion it is impossible to go any faster on the 2013 Desmosedici after matching the laptimes of Andrea Dovizioso, give or take a tenth.

The Isle of Man resident ended the three-day session with a time of 1'31.875, two-tenths slower than the Italian, after changing all manner of setup parameters. But he says that the bike he rode in Spain is a lot different to the one he is expecting to test at Sepang in February.

"We made a lot of changes to the bike, up, down, left, right and I had the same feeling with a lot of them. We changed the bike once to stop wheelying but gave away a lot of front-end feeling which we didn't have really anyway. It's good, it's all information for the guys, which is what I wanted to do," said Crutchlow, speaking at Valencia.

"From laptimes, and from riding against people I have beaten all year, I am not as fast on the Ducati as I was with the previous manufacturer. I don't believe this will be the bike for next year anyway. Everything I have said is the same as every other rider has said. I said it after the first day and I am saying it now, so nothing has changed.

"I didn't take any risks today. For sure, I could have gone faster but all the Ducatis are in the same position. They are doing the same laptime every lap. That is a positive for me as this is my first time on it but to go faster is nearly impossible.

"We changed two things that really made a big difference. They were worse for sure but at least there was a difference. We go from here. This test was never supposed to be me jumping on the bike and going a second faster than the other guys. Whatever happens, it is only going to get better for next year."

"Gigi has said he is going to change the bike for next year but we don't have a lot of time. Do I expect to be at the first race next year on a completely different motorcycle? No. I believe in Sepang we will be on something different or at least be able to try a lot of things."