"I guess I did quite a lot of laps but then I had to make up for the time I lost when I was sick last week!" said the German. "Being ill last week was a big disappointment, so I was determined to put in the laps and the track time this week. The good news is that I was fully fit this week and ready to give everything I had. My feeling is that, over three days, the tests have been good. I've improved each day and got quicker. I've spent most of the time trying to find a good base set-up and getting comfortable on the bike.
"The bike is new to me and so are the mechanics, so we are learning together and it is going very well. We've done a lot of work on the chassis and I feel we've improved it quite a bit. For me, I need to do more work on the rear end feeling. At the moment, I'm not sure if the problem is the set-up or the tyre itself, but we're not far off and I think the bike will be ready for the first race. I've had no big problems - except hitting a couple of birds - and I'm happy that we found a good base from which to work and that means that I'm now looking forward to the first race," he added.
Alstare Suzuki didn't release any lap times.
The Sterilgarda Go Eleven team also stayed at Phillip Island for extra testing.
