Nicky Hayden and Ducati are come to Jerez with higher confidence after Qatar race. Hayden told on press release that Jerez is a special track for him. He knew the characteristic of this circuit to get a good lap time.
Last year, Hayden was on 3rd podium on a disaster wet race. This year the situation maybe different. Hayden and Ducati also did the test on Jerez last month and know the general setup for GP12. It will be a good point to start the race.
Nicky Hayden
“I really enjoy the Jerez GP. In some ways it’s like the first race all over again, because it’s a little bit different than Qatar. We’re back in Europe, with our trucks and all the crowds. It’s also a special track. It’s really tough, with very few straightaways, so you have to ‘connect the dots’ and do some hard braking. If you want to do a good lap time, it’s important to be fast in those last two right-handers. I’m looking forward to it. We tested there last month, but since then we have a race under our belt and a bit more data to consider. We know the general setup of the bike now. Last year the weather definitely mixed things up a bit, so we’ll see what it does this time.”
