Marlboro Ducati's Valentino Rossi will continue to try and fix the GP11.1 during the test day following this weekend's Brno MotoGP round when his rivals will be concentrating on their 1000cc bikes for the 2012 season.
Rossi is still only able to run mid-pack pace even after making a host of changes to the 800cc bike including tinkering with the ride height and making the rake and trail looks like something not too far removed from a Dennis Hopper film. Last time out at Laguna Seca, he finished a full 30 seconds behind winner Casey Stoner.
"After Laguna Seca the team had the chance to rest for a few days, even though the work at Ducati never stopped. The Test Team tried some electronics updates at Mugello, and we’ll use them in the post-race test at Brno to continue improving the setup and reduce the gap to the lead group. Filippo [Preziosi] will be on hand Monday, and we’ll continue the development work on the GP11.1 with both Valentino and Nicky," said team manager Vito Guareschi.
