Pedrosa remains fastest in Valencia

 Dani Pedrosa led the way in Wednesday's 1000cc test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, posting a time of 1:31.807 to eclipse his time from 24 hours ago by 0.379 seconds. The Repsol Honda rider led team-mate Casey Stoner by just under two tenths of a second, with Yamaha rider Ben Spies once again completing the top three.

"We had another good day of testing today," said an encouraged Pedrosa. "Basically we've been working on the engine mapping, to better manage the power of the bike, and with the rear shock. The changes we've done on the bike from Brno to here have been positive and we finish the year with a good feeling.

"It will be interesting to go to Sepang and continue working under very different conditions, with harder tyre compounds and a much higher track temperature. In general, I'm leaving Valencia in a good mood, more for the improvements we've made than for the lap times, which are not so important for me in winter testing."

Cal Crutchlow continued his impressive form for the Tech 3 Yamaha squad by finishing his day of testing in fourth place, with Italians Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi just behind. Karel Abraham and Héctor Barberá were next up in seventh and eighth respectively, while Álvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl rounded out the top ten.