The Moto2 began their long journey towards the Losail track which will open the Grand Prix season this weekend with the first deadline at Qatar. It will be the time to see who is who and who is capable of what since the off-season tests carried out both in Valencia and Jerez brought together protagonists running in very different configurations. But what is certain is that it will still be close since, during the last training session, no less than 20 drivers out of the 30 competing moved in the same second. Among them, the two residents of the Mistral 610 of the Tech3 team…
The French team will play continuity this year with Remy gardner and youth with the installation of a Will Bendsneyder came from Moto3 with KTM. A brand with which the French have decided to seal their fate for the next three years in MotoGP. The latest tests revealed that the last finisher was first on the timesheet with a thirteenth time, leaving his teammate eighteenth. But the Australian from good family is less than two tenths behind while in the rain, he ranked fourth.
On his journey, Remy gardner comments: “ the tests did not reveal what our true potential is and in Jerez we finished them quite early. We could have done much better in the afternoon, but it was not reasonable to risk anything. I also had a strange set of tires which penalized us. I am ready for Qatar and I think we are at the level to have a solid season ».
Will Bendsneyder echoes: “ these tests were positive. Little by little, we modified the front of the bike which allowed us to progress. We mainly focused on race pace and it was while doing a Grand Prix simulation that I achieved my best performance. I'm happy with the work we've done ».
It will be recalled that after the Speed Up team threw in the towel, the Tech3 team will be the only one to equip its Mistral 610 motorcycle with Kayaba suspensions.
