Fiat Yamaha duo Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi were the head of the tables once more in Monday’s pre Czech practice at Brno, as the fresh Spanish hero attempted to come back from the woe of his second DNF in Sunday’s event.

Wet weather later in the day restricted the testing, however in the final leg, many competitors went back onto the circuit as the rain dried out. Though nobody was able to beat Lorenzo’s best morning time, however Rossi did come into second place on the timesheet in the remaining hour with a lap speed of 1’56.747s.

The best five following the fantastic duo was concluded by Repsol Honda competitors Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso with third and fifth placings respectively.  Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) arriving in between them for fourth place.

Lorenzo stated, “Yamaha have provided me with lots of new material to try. I have been surprised actually by how many new components they have been able to provide over the course of the season despite the economic situation. I have been trying chassis modifications and testing our electronics settings. Also we’ve looked at some clutch settings to see if we can improve our race starts. We won’t have these updates on the bike in Indianapolis but it is possible we could have them for Misano and Estoril.”

Brno pre GP Monday test – top times – lap numbers in brackets

1. J. Lorenzo - Fiat Yamaha - 1’56.2 (52)
2. V. Rossi - Fiat Yamaha - 1’56.6 (38)
3. D. Pedrosa - Repsol Honda - 1’56.7 (53)
4. L. Capirossi - Rizla Suzuki - 1’57.5 (43)
5. A. Dovizioso - Repsol Honda - 1’57.8 (53)
6. T. Elias - San Carlo Honda Gresini - 1’57.8 (39)
7. C. Vermeulen - Rizla Suzuki - 1’57.9 (61)
8. N. Hayden - Ducati Marlboro - 1’57.9 (64)
9. M. Melandri - Hayate Racing - 1’58.0 (56)
10. M. Kallio - Ducati Marlboro - 1’58.1 (65)
11. N. Canepa - Pramac Racing - 1’58.1 (69)
12. G. Talmacsi - Scott Racing - 1’59.0 (58)
13. M. Pasini - Pramac Racing - 1’59.6 (66)