Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi says he couldn't have beaten Casey Stoner at Jerez today even if he hadn't been blocked on his final fast lap because the Aussie was just too fast.

Rossi nabbed second place on the time sheets but was three-quarters of a second behind Stoner by the time rain effectively brought an end to the timed session.

This afternoon I was quite unlucky because just before the red flag I was on a fast lap and was blocked, then we had the red flag and this meant there wasn’t much time before the rain came at the end," said The Doctor.

"I am not sure I could have beaten Stoner today though; he was faster over one lap than me. It was strange not to have a qualifying tyre, the grip is not the same but Bridgestone have done a good job and you can still push so I think it will be possible to have some fun.

"Now we have finished testing and we’re waiting to go racing; I think we’re in good shape and it will be possible to push from the start.”