After beautiful day Monday at the Jerez circuit, the conditions changed slightly for this second and last day of private Moto2 and Moto3 tests on the Andalusian track since, although the sun was still present and the temperatures mild, a strong wind rose as the race progressed. daytime.
However, this did not prevent some drivers from improving their times before midday, like Sam Lowes (Kalex, Federal Oil Gresini) in Moto2, author of a 1'41.578 extremely close to the best time achieved by Luca marini (Kalex, Sky Racing Team VR46) during the 3 days of testing last November. Lucas Marini, after his best time on Monday, only conceded 0,165 seconds to the British driver, 2/10 ahead of a Alex Marquez (Kalex, EG 0,0 Marc VDS) which once again completed a significant number of laps.
Even if Lucas Marini was the victim of a fall, these 3 men, without a doubt, are among the contenders for the title just like Lorenzo Baldassarri (Kalex, Pons HP 40) which was running today without a transponder.
We will also note the rapid adaptation of Nicolo Bulega to this category…
Sam Lowes: “For me, today was really, really good. We did a good job and I managed to set my best time on the last lap of a long run, which is very positive. We worked hard: we tried a lot of things today, and as always in testing, there are positive things and negative things, but I'm really happy with my time. My pace is very strong, with many laps in 1'41s, so I'm looking forward to the test next week and I feel very good. Thanks to my team and the team: it's nice to come back to ride and do a race-worthy run for the first test. »
En Moto3, the machines were more sensitive to the breath of Aeolus but the Argentinian gabriel rodrigo (Honda, Kommerling Gresini) was nevertheless able to slightly lower his time from 1'47.254 to 1'47.140, thus officially finishing first among the drivers equipped with a transponder.
gabriel rodrigo: » This is another very positive test. We confirmed the good feelings we had in Valencia; We have worked a lot on the engine brake mapping and have improved a lot in terms of the bike's cornering ability. Unfortunately, today's wind didn't allow us to stay on the track as long as we would have liked. We mainly focused on our pace with the used tires, so we hope to continue to do well in next week's IRTA tests.
Except that, like yesterday, according to the times taken by our correspondent, the fastest on the track was indeed Aron canet (KTM, Max Racing Team) which improved by 2/10 by turning in 1'46.6, thus getting closer to the 1'46.004 reference achieved by Jorge Martin in 2017.
Without apparent gravity, the falls of Nicolo Bulega, Xavi Virgo, Brad Binder, Jorge Navarro, Luca Marini and Celestino Vietti were recorded.
The Andalusian track, with its freshly resurfaced surface, is improving every day, which bodes well for the KTM riders who will be racing next Monday and Tuesday, just before the 3 days of official testing which will take place from the 20th to the 22nd. FEBRUARY.
