Aprilia testing at Valencia hit by bad weather

The bad weather has brought an end to two days testing at Valencia for the Aprilia factory team. Yesterday a damp track and a heavy cloud cover meant that Leon Camier was only able to complete five laps in the afternoon just to test the track conditions. Today, when track conditions looked like they were improving mid-morning, a violent downpour ruined everything and the Aprilia team packed up early.

"Unfortunately this time the weather was against us," declared Biaggi, "and this could be a problem because we didn't get the confirmation we were looking for. In addition our rivals will also be testing tomorrow, when it's expected to be sunny. Now the situation is a bit more complicated, we'll be testing in Australia before the race, but if there are any problems then it will be too late to do anything. I'm still optimistic however because I have every confidence in the work of the Aprilia engineers".