The weather held out in southern Spain, and HRC decided to use another of the eight days of testing on the 2012 machines to send Casey Stoner out again to test Honda's new MotoGP machine for next year. Dani Pedrosa had been scheduled to ride the bike, but the race crash at Le Mans which saw him break his collarbone put an end to the Spaniard's plans. So instead, HRC sent Stoner out for a second day of testing.
Afterwards, the team issued a brief press release, as well as a short clip of Stoner riding the new bike, which also included interviews with Stoner and Shuhei Nakamoto, Vice President of HRC. Naturally, the clip has a music soundtrack over the top, to mask the sound of the engine. The tiny fragment we do have of the bike exiting the pits sounds an awful lot like the existing bike at the same revs. We shall have to wait until Mugello to hear the bikes in full.
Here's the video:
Below is the text of the press release:
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