Loris Capirossi was a busy man during the first Sepang test earlier this month - the Italian veteran shouldering the full weight of development work for the 2010 Suzuki, while new team-mate Alvaro Bautista continues to learn the🅰 ropes.

"I have to do everything myself, because Alvaro is so young and he just needs to ride the bike at the moment," Capirossi told mahbx.com. "And the testing I did in one day we normally do in two days. We just don't h𒁃ave enough time, 🥀but the new testing rule is like that."

With the GSV-R the only MotoGP machine not to take a podium finish last season, Capiross🌃i had plenty of new parts to evaluate as Suzuki fights to become competitive again.

"On the first day I tried three different chassis, some different forks, a lot of electronics, three diff🍰erent fuel tanks, a seat... I never stopped. Not even for lunch! I rode full t🐓ime from the morning to night," he revealed.

Capiross♉i was ranked fℱourth and tenth during the two days of testing at Sepang, his best lap time - set on day one - being just over one second behind the best of Yamaha's reigning world champion Valentino Rossi.

"Compared with last year we've made a good step with the chassis and aerodynamic balanไce. This is good. But when you change the chassis you don't go two seconds quicker, you just gain a few tenths and the feeling is better🔯," explained the #65.

"To make bigger improvements we also need a stronger engine. Suzuki is working hard but the new 🍨engine rule i𓂃s so strange. Six engines for a full season is really hard for everyone.

"N♕ow we need to u♏nderstand what to do for the next test. That will be really important for us because Suzuki will bring a new engine."

The second Sepang test starts later this week.