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Laverty worked on settings to improve tyre life and making race simulations at a circuit that is expected to be particularly tough for tyres. Melandri, already a race winner in 2011, like his team-mate, busied himself with improving his rear set-up after experiencing some issues at Monza.

Team Manager Andrea Dosoli said, "We have had a positive two days in Aragon. The main objective was to get to know the track and gather some useful data before the next month's race. The two teams have worked on adjusting the gearbox, chassis set-up and the electronics to better suit the tight corners the track has to offer. Eugene has also had to adjust his style of riding and adapt a floating style which is required by the track. Marco has made progress in the development of his R1. He encountered some difficulty in Monza and the tests have helped us to distinguish what happened and gather data to enable us to improve the overall set up."

For Laverty the choice of Aragon as the team's test track was a wise choice, as it is a tough challenge, which stresses all areas of machine set-up. "I like Aragon, it's an interesting one, yet not simple at all," said Eugene. "I just wanted to learn the track and I'm glad we had this opportunity. It was tricky to get good speed in due to the fast change of direction. I worked a lot on improving my lines and adjusting my riding style to suit the flow of the track. The bike was working very well though and I'm pretty sure that we can head to the race here next month with confidence."

For Marco Melandri, these tests came at a particularly good time. "We worked very hard over the last two days," said the Italian star. "I had some problems with the bike in Monza and that's become clearer now in Aragon. I suffered a lack of stability on exiting curves but we started working on solving the problem and the input from this track has been extremely useful. We have a lot of work to do still, but I'm definitely more confident and I'm glad we had the opportunity to test here."