Let's go for a new series of tests on a track of Jerez already filed last week. However, for this start of three days of work, the teams kept a low profile by not providing the slightest information on the times achieved in favorable weather conditions. Among the protagonists, we noted the presence of the factory KTM, which advances under the Ajo banner, double title holder.
Because it must be remembered that the troops ofAki Ajo have been undefeated for two seasons, since their arrival in the discipline. A hell of a performance that the Finnish boss of the team swears he won't be able to repeat this year. The Austrian tubular chassis still needs to be worked on and Garlic gives himself two years before being a serious candidate for the crown. With the engine of a Honda brand hated by KTM boss itself or with the mechanics Triumph Who will take over from the Japanese?
We will see but this first trial gallop was also an opportunity to review a Brad Binder seriously injured his hand last year. The reigning Moto3 World Champion leaves the teammate for the moment Miguel Oliveira do the development work. The South African is still recovering from his operation and according to the essential Aki Ajo, it is only after two disputed Grands that we will truly know where we stand Binder.
It will be recalled that during previous tests, it was Nakagami who had dominated all the debates. The Japanese is absent but the Kiefer team is present and has worked on the new Suter with Kent et agitated. RW Racing (Axel Pons), Petronas (Hafizh Syahrin-Xavi Cardelús), Forward (Lorenzo Baldassarri-Luca Marini), Italtrans (Andrea Locatelli-Mattia Pasini) SAG (Tetsuta Nagashima-Isaac Viñales), Speed Up (Simone Corsi-Axel Bassani ), as well as the Ciatti team (Federico Fuligni) entered was staffed.
These warm-ups are not accomplished with the engines allocated for the season. They will only appear during the tests on this same route which will take place from March 8 to 10. They are the ones who will truly reveal the forces present.
