During the last few days Pasini has endured two falls however this did not stop him from starting his test set-ups to adjust his bike to his riding style. A positive experience for him and Ducati’s engineers who appreciate his positive character as well as the information provided by him. The Italian competitor claimed a best time of 1m51.9s out of 40 laps finished. Vittoriano Guareschi, who was doing updated testing for next year, gained the fastest time of 1m51.7s before he fell also, ending his session.

“It was really a great and positive experience and I think I could have recorded a faster personal best,” states Mattia Pasini after testing. “Unfortunately I fell this morning at the “Correntaio”, having made a strong start to the day with a good feeling due to the changes we had made towards the end of yesterday’s session. The changes made a difference as today I immediately went a second faster in the first exit. I didn’t injure myself too badly but hurt my neck which perhaps affected my riding; I think that otherwise I would have been able to drop another second before the end of the day. Anyway, I repeat that it has been a fantastic experience and I thank Ducati and the team who have looked after me during these three days. We will see each other again at Estoril next week.”

“During this test I was able to personally verify that Mattia is capable of riding a MotoGP bike despite the difficulties”, says Filippo Preziosi. “This is possible only thanks to his unnatural talent and extraordinary determination. Today we have learned a lesson that goes deeper than the, albeit interesting, technical data that we’ve collected thanks to Mattia’s comments. I am certain that we’ll remember this test for a long time to come.”