Ducati's Nicky Hayden set the pace on a rain-affected second day of testing at Jerez, though the American set his time on an almost-dry track near the end of the day.
Hayden's lap of 1m40.755s was nearly a second faster than that of Karel Abraham on the Cardion AB privateer Ducati. Ben Spies was third fastest on the new factory Yamaha.
"Considering that the conditions weren't perfect, it's positive that we quickly come close to my best time from yesterday," said Hayden. "Now we hope the weather will let us work well tomorrow, because we'd like to improve some details before Qatar, especially with traction in the fast corners."...more