Melandri ready for final push towards Checa
"We've just completed two very positive days testing," said Melandri. "I had a particularly tough race weekend here in June so we tried various new settings over the last two days and found positive results all around. We made progress with the engine brake which I had been struggling with during the season and hopefully we made a step in the right direction which will help in the remaining three races also."
Like most of his peer group, Melandri tried the latest generation of Pirelli tyres at the Misano tests. "We spent a significant part of yesterday working with Pirelli mainly on new compound solutions for the 2012 season. Overall, it went really well. We worked very hard but made improvements and were fast and consistent throughout the two days."