Colin Edwards 19th 2.03.586 – 27 laps
“The bike is working good and I spent this afternoon just trying to find a tyre that could last the distance if we get a wet race on Sunday. I kept the same front tyre for the whole session and it is brilliant, so Michelin have done a great job with that. The front is so good I could probably run it in the dry! It seems to work okay, but we are just looking for a bit more grip on the rear. I've got good grip but I just need it to be a bit more consistent. I'm sure I can find a bit more time from the set-up which we can improve, and the front doesn't feel perfect, especially when it starts to dry out a little bit. It's a shame it wasn't dry because we changed the set-up a bit in Clermont-Ferrand to help the bike change direction a bit faster for this track, but we haven't run it. It should be a good direction though if we get a dry track. I only did slick tyre testing last week for Michelin and at times conditions today were pretty bad. It grabs your attention when you are flat-out in sixth gear going over the hill at the end of the straight and the rear decides to step out.”

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