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The final day of the Sepang test concluded with Valentino Rossi not only faster than his pole position time from the 2009 GP, but also extremely happy with the “great shape” of the M1 prototype.

The Italian betters his pole position record at the circuit and is one of four riders to go under the 2’01” mark, along with Stoner, Hayden and Edwards.

A heavy crash for the Italian brought his test at Sepang to a premature end on Friday, after the former 250cc World Champion had completed just two laps.

The MotoGP team riders Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli both displayed the new livery for the 2010 season at the Sepang test on Thursday.

The first day for official riders of the second test at Sepang finishes with the Fiat Yamaha rider top of the timesheet and pleased with how his M1 machine is progressing.

Ben Spies and Colin Edwards recorded the fifth and sixth fastest times respectively on Thursday at Sepang.

The Repsol Honda riders gave varying reactions to their first-day experiences on board their RC212V prototypes at the second test in Malaysia.

Ducati Marlboro riders give their reactions to the first day of the second test at Sepang, where Casey Stoner is second fastest on the timesheets.

After setting the fastest time at the Malaysian track three weeks ago, Valentino Rossi was the quickest rider on the first day of the second official test of the year at the Sepang International Circuit on Thursday.

Whilst the official team riders participate in the test at Sepang, Franco Battaini yesterday concluded a series of tests on the Ducati MotoGP prototype at the Jerez circuit.