Next weekend will see the Pramac rider, Hector Barbera, engaged in the first round of European Championship 2012 MotoGP at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, for the second race of the season. The city is one of the Andalusian capital of motorcycling and Spanish annually attracts about 120,000 spectators. The audience is expected as numerous as usual, the natural amphitheater of Jerez affollerà hoping for a spectacular race. The 4423-mile track, are characterized by fast changes of direction and pull out amazing, so the driver needs a set-up responsive and a good grip on the asphalt.
For Hèctor, this is one of the tracks of the house, having his nationality, and certainly this is a great incentive to aim for a good result. The Spaniard on this track has always obtained good results, making it a formidable opponent, despite the Andalusian is one of his favorite tracks. In the Spanish Grand Prix rider White Green went to the podium for the first time in 2004 driving a 125cc Aprilia, before moving the 250cc class, in which he has collected three fifths places, and in 2009, ended his adventure in this capacity, with an excellent fourth place. In 2011, racing for the Premier Class, Hèctor managed to win right here in Jerez his best year, with a satisfying sixth place, riding a Ducati.
Hector Barbera:
"After the error done in at Losail race which cost me at least two positions in the final standings, coming here in Jerez with a longing for redemption. The Andalusian track layout does not mesh very well with my driving characteristics, but in the coming days, I will try to working with my team to find solutions that will allow me to find a fair compromise for a fast and steady pace. Needless to emphasize that, even here, my goal is to be the first official Ducati across the finish line and I will work hard to achieve this, but trying to be a little 'less instinctive than the race in Qatar. "
Guidotti Francisco (Team Manager)
"I have some 'bitter taste in my mouth, if I think the race at Losail, but are also very confident of our potential. We will begin working immediately with Hèctor and our GP12, with the conviction and the will to make a good race here in Jerez. "
Pramac Racing Press Release
