The MotoGP have finished with their second round of tests which took place in Thailand. The Moto2s, for their part, will be back on track from February 26 in Valencia after tests carried out at Jerez. One last deadline before flying to Qatar and the first Grand Prix of the year which will be particularly important for the Speed Up team and its drivers, due to the adoption of Kayaba suspensions instead of WP...
A situation that the team has already experienced Tech3 with its Mistral 610 and what the men of Luca Boscosco. A real challenge that makes the drivers cringe, starting with the Frenchman fabio quartararo : " I'm not so happy because my feelings aren't really good. Last November I was better with WP. But the bike has changed and not just it. There are also the suspensions. This choice puts me and my team in difficulty ».
The tricolor finished 18th in his performance in Jerez, 1.5 seconds behind the leader in the time sheet, Alex Marquez. But his teammate Danny Kent, former Moto3 World Champion, did not do better with a 20th position, 1.6 seconds behind the Marc VDS rider: “ it's complicated to move from WP to KYB » confirms the Englishman on speedweek. " We're not bad with worn tires and even quite fast since our best times only came after ten laps. Which is not normal. We cannot use the new rubbers. I was fast with the WPs which shows that the bike itself has good potential. Now we need to get the most out of the Speed Up with the Kayaba. And we have a lot of work to do ».
Reminder of Jerez times :
1. Alex Marquez (Kalex) 1:40,926 min
2. Francesco Bagnaia (Kalex) +0,334 sec
3. Brad Binder (KTM) +0,799
4. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Kalex) +0,914
5. Xavi Virgo (Kalex) +1,034
6. Miguel Oliveira (KTM) +1,056
7. Luca Marini (Kalex) +1,088
8. Mattia Pasini (Kalex) +1,127
9. Héctor Barbera (Kalex) +1,157
10. Sam Lowes (KTM) +1,204
11. Isaac Vinales (Kalex) +1,204
12. Joan Mir (Kalex) +1,283
13. Marcel Schrötter (Kalex) +1,335
14. Remy Gardner (Tech3) +1,346
15. Simone Corsi (Kalex) +1,394
16. Iker Lecuona (KTM) +1,490
17. Jorge Navarro (Kalex) +1,509
18. Fabio Quartararo (Speed Up) +1,549
19. Khairul Idham Pawi (Kalex) +1,592
20. Danny Kent (Speed Up) +1,601
21. Bo Bendsneyder (Tech3) +1,628
22. Tetsuta Nagashima (Kalex) +1,629
23. Romano Fenati (Kalex) +1,642
24. Steven Odendaal (NTS) +1,761
25. Andrea Locatelli (Kalex) +2,028
26. Dominique Aegerter (KTM) +2,125
27. Eric Granado (Suter) +2,132
28. Joe Roberts (NTS) +2,548
29. Jules Danilo (Kalex) +2,775
30. Federico Fuligni (Kalex) +2,847
31. Stefano Manzi (Suter) +3,041
