LEON Haslam finished seventh fastest overall following the two-day World Superbike Championship test session at Phillip Island, Australia.

The Smalley rider had been third quickest after the opening day but then slipped down the time sheets as he experimented with different settings on his Alstare Suzuki.

His cause was not helped as strong winds buffeted the 4.445 kilometre circuit and most riders took things cautiously, especially in the afternoon.

Ducatis filled the top four places at the finish, with Michel Fabrizio the fastest, with a time of 1:31.650.

Haslam, who completed 142 laps for a fastest time of 1:32.279, said: "I am not so happy with the final result, regarding lap times, but overall I am happy with all the work we've done and the things we found out and this will help us go in the right direction.

"We started with the two bikes set up differently and I preferred some things on one bike and some things on the other, so the mechanics will now try to put the best bits of both on one bike and that's what I will start with during first practice next Friday.

"We spent a lot of time trying out race tyres so we will be in a good position next week, but that meant that we didn't really go for a very quick lap time.

"I am not worried about the guys ahead of me because I know that things will be very different come the race. That's more important than lap times. I feel good about our prospects and that's the main thing."