Valentino Rossi and Texan team mate Colin Edwards led the way on Thursday as Yamaha dominated free practice for Saturday's MotoGP season-opener in Qatar.
The charismatic Italian, determined to regain the title he held for five years before losing out to Honda's American Nicky Hayden last year, was quickest overall with a lap of 1:56.464 in the afternoon.
The 28-year-old, race winner for the past two years at the Losail International circuit, had set the third best time in the first session. Edwards was quickest in the morning in 1:56.665.
"We were in a good situation at the test here but really the most important test was (last month in) Jerez (in Spain) because there we understood a lot more about our bike and we made some important changes." Rossi said.
Ducati's young Australian Casey Stoner, on pole in Qatar last year, was third quickest in 1:56.745. Hayden, who had shoulder surgery after the end of last season, could manage only 15th on the timesheets with a best lap of 1:58.021.
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