Pedrosa was ranked sixth fastest during the weekend, courtesy of a 317.6km/h set in FP3. The heavier Hayden was only eleventh out of the18 riders with a peak speed of 314.4km/h (FP2). As well as four Ducatis and three Yamahas, both Kawasakis were also quicker than the American in a straight line.
Hayden, who fell from fourth place during the grand prix, will thus be looking to make up for lost ground during Shanghai's heavy braking zones.
"Everything went pretty smooth today," said Nicky on Monday evening. "We worked mainly on improving the race setup to get the bike more stable on the brakes, because there's a lot of hard braking at Shanghai. We improved our race pace here, I think we were fastest on race tyres today, so we're happy about that.
"In the afternoon we did some tyre testing with Michelin and that went pretty well. I'm feeling confident, the bike is working well and my team have done a great job here, doing a day-and-night shift to give me a good bike after I bent my race bike yesterday, so a big thank you to them. I'm looking forward to China and getting a positive result."
The Chinese Grand Prix takes place from May 2-4.
