Ducati completed an extra day of testing at Misano on Monday, with both Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden turning laps on a range of new material brought to the track after Sunday's race at the Italian circuit, while Ducati test rider Franco Battaini worked on developments for the electronics systems of the Desmosedici. The test was judged to be very positive, according to the press release issued after the test, and for once, there was probably more truth than PR spin in that statement.
Rossi tested a new swingarm and a new chassis, with identical geometry but revised stiffness to the frame he raced at Misano on Sunday. The frame, the third to be tested this year, was not a complete success, helping in some areas but creating new problems in others. But the swingarm was a big improvement, providing the edge grip that Rossi had lacked and helping to calm the rear on corner exit, one of Rossi's two major problems with the Ducati.
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