Gibernau off the pace on Sepang
Added on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 by Carole Nash Editor
Gibernau off the pace on Sepang
Sete Gibernau conceded that he still getting used to the pace of MotoGP after continuing his return to the sport with a 13th best combined time at Sepang.
The Spaniard, making his return to Grand Prix racing after two years away from the track, failed to make it into the top ten on any of the three days onboard the Guinea Ecuatorial Ducati and admitted that there is more work to do if he is to catch up with the rest of the field this season.
“I think I need to work on myself and trying to ride a little bit more relaxed on the bike,” Gibernau told the official MotoGP website.
“And trying to bring back the feeling of being able to anticipate what the bike is going to do, and also being able to translate that to the team so they can work a little bit easier and find the direction that we need on the bike.
“And to get to know the team as well, so that they understand what I need to go fast. I need to be more precise to tell them what I need, so they can fix it on the bike.”
But despite his difficulties, the 36-year-old was generally pleased with his progress at the test.
“I think we had three good days,” Gibernau said.
“We went in many different directions to try to understand the bike a bit. I think sometimes we went in wrong directions, but it’s good to understand what the bike does. I’m satisfied. I think the team did a great job. I think we’re in a good direction now.”
