Nicky Hayden was reportedly on Ducati lap record pace when he tested Carlos Checa's Panigale World Superbike at Mugello yesterday - after he had got over the shock of switching to Pirelli tyres.
Hayden turned in more than 30 competitive laps on the troubled bike and was straight on to 1'51.2 laptimes but was apparently non-plussed at the softness of the Pirelli tyres as he is used to the hard-as-concrete-by-comparison Bridgestones in MotoGP.
