First day of activities today at the Sepang circuit in preparation for the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix and Tech 3 Yamaha's Colin Edwards set the fastest time of the day followed by current champion Valentino Rossi. Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi spent most of the morning's session at the top with only his teammate, Jorge Lorenzo, being able to come close to his fastest time. Ducati's ace Casey Stoner was not far behind Lorenzo, only 0.016 of a second. Once again departing Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden was much faster than his teammate Dani Pedrosa. The American was fifth while the Spaniard could only manage a 17th place. In the afternoon, Rossi, Stoner and Edwards were continuously exchanging the top spot until; finally, Colin Edwards was able to set the fastest time of the day on his Yamaha. Rossi finished second and Stoner a close third. Morning's practice Pos Rider Bike Time1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 2:02.6932. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 2:03.179 + 0.4863. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 2:03.195 + 0.5024. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 2:03.439 + 0.7465. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 2:03.535 + 0.8426. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 2:03.649 + 0.9567. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 2:03.735 + 1.0428. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 2:03.785 + 1.0929. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 2:03.839 + 1.14610. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 2:03.964 + 1.27111. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 2:04.137 + 1.44412. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 2:04.169 + 1.47613. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 2:04.256 + 1.56314. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 2:04.267 + 1.57415. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 2:04.383 + 1.69016. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 2:04.399 + 1.70617. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) 2:04.460 + 1.76718. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 2:04.833 + 2.14019. Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki (B) 2:07.530 + 4.837 Afternoon's practice Pos Rider Bike Time1. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 2:02.6672. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 2:02.838 + 0.1713. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 2:02.970 + 0.3034. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 2:03.050 + 0.3835. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) 2:03.232 + 0.5656. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 2:03.346 + 0.6797. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 2:03.430 + 0.7638. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 2:03.474 + 0.8079. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 2:03.550 + 0.88310. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 2:03.598 + 0.93111. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 2:03.723 + 1.05612. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 2:03.925 + 1.25813. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 2:04.183 + 1.51614. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 2:04.190 + 1.52315. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 2:04.204 + 1.53716. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 2:04.281 + 1.61417. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 2:04.391 + 1.72418. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 2:04.568 + 1.90119. Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki (B) 2:05.998 + 3.331
MotoGP: Colin Edwards the fastest in Malaysia