Movistar Yamaha Get Back To Business at the Buriram Test

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team's Valentino Rossi was keen to get reunited with his YZR-M1s today at the start of the Buriram MotoGP Official Test.
The teammates were back on track to build on the results from the three-day Sepang test held a few weeks ago.
The first day of testing at the Chang International Circuit was a special occasion for Rossi, who celebrates his 39th birthday today, but he wasn't having a lie-in. He entered the track at 10:14am local time, eager to make it a memorable occasion.
The Doctor completed 74 laps in total, which he used to re-assess various items he had tried earlier at the Sepang test. Though his focus was on analysing his bike's behaviour, he still managed to enjoy his birthday, doing what he loves most. The Italian wrapped up the first day in eighth place with a best lap time of 1'31.189s, set on lap 68, 0.392s from the front.
Valentino Rossi
Position: 8th - Time: 1'31.189 - Laps: 74
"The last three or four years, I think I always rode the M1 on my birthday. From one point of view it's a bit difficult, because you have to work, but from another point of view this is the best way to spend my birthday, riding the M1. It's hard work, as always, especially as at this track we're very close. The first impression is not so bad, especially with the track I expected maybe worse, but it's quite good. We have to work a lot, especially on acceleration."
Massimo Meregalli
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP - Team Director
"We've been very impressed with the track and the facilities of the Buriram circuit, it's very different from what we imagined it to be. Trying a new track for the first time is always exciting. We had quite an intense programme ahead of us, but we didn't have the start we hoped for. We weren't expecting to have such a difficult day, because it looks like this track should suit us well. The riders were suffering from different problems and this doesn't help us find a common solution. Nevertheless, we have two more working days to fix the issues and make the riders feel more comfortable."