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"I think on the first day, still using Max's setup, he was, I believe, quicker than he was on the RCV"



You forgot to mention that he was also quicker than Max's time on the Yamaha, and quicker than Max was after he switched to the Honda!

 

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"The good news is the new Yamaha is just as fast as last year's Honda."



At the first test of the year (the only one I know featured both Honda and Yamaha testing at the same track at the same time) Barros went faster on the Yamaha than he did on the Honda two or three days prior, and also was faster than everyone else on a Honda except Rossi. I don't think there will be that big of a difference (if any) this year in performance between Honda and Yamaha.

 

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"Judging from test times so far this year, it looks like Barros might be sucking the hind teat of Capirossi's Desmodeci"



When did Yamaha and Ducati test at the same track at the same time?