Positive start to preseason for Pull&Bear Aspar Team

2016-11-16 16:36
The Pull&Bear Aspar Team completed the first test of the 2017 preseason at Valencia today with positive impressions of an entirely new project. For the second day Álvaro Bautista was able to ride the Ducati GP16 that he will campaign next season, the Spaniard completing 69 laps of the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo with a best time of 1'31.186.

Meanwhile Karel Abraham enjoyed his first day aboard the Ducati GP15 that he will ride in next season's MotoGP World Championship. The Czech rider made his return to MotoGP yesterday on the GP14, setting a best lap of 1'33.231. Today he completed 41 laps, the best of which was a 1'32.699. The next test for the Pull&Bear Aspar riders will take place next week at Jerez.



Jorge Martínez “Aspar”: “We are really happy with the way the first test of the preseason has gone. Bautista looks a very mature, complete and confident rider. He improved by half a second from yesterday but it is more hi rhythm that has impressed me; he set 18 laps over two runs in the 1'31s. That is much more important than setting a one off 1'30 lap. Rhythm is important and he would have put on an impressive race with that kind of pace. Abraham also improved a lot from yesterday. We have to remember that this is the first time he has ridden the Ducati GP15, which is very different from the bike he rode yesterday. It is easier to ride, it turns better... He hasn't done a lot of laps but I hope that in the two days of tests at Jerez we can continue to improve like we have done here and have two full days at it.”

Source: AsparTeam

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