Team GO&FUN Honda Gresini youngster Lorenzo Baldassarri refused to be put off by the weather today as the latest Moto3 preseason testing session got underway at Jerez. The Italian was consistently amongst the fastest riders on track, clocking up 58 laps as he established a good early feeling with his new FTR-Honda machine in the rainy conditions. Baldassarri's Team GO&FUN Honda Gresini team-mate Niccolò Antonelli did not ride today, preferring not to take any risks as he continues his recovery from shoulder surgery. With better conditions predicted for tomorrow Baldassarri will look to confirm his good feeling in the dry whilst Antonelli can only hope for the opportunity to assess his current physical condition on the bike.
Lorenzo Baldassarri “I am really happy with the level of confidence I found with the bike in the wet conditions. We have worked hard on improving the setting and I completed a total of 58 laps, all of them amongst the fastest and that gives me encouragement, especially being the fastest Italian on track. The forecast for tomorrow is dry weather so hopefully we can have as good a feeling as we enjoyed today. I am determined to repeat the level of performance from today and hopefully even improve it.”
Niccolò Antonelli “Today I decided to stay in the garage and watch the action from there. I couldn't run the risk of ruining the whole test for the sake of a silly crash in wet conditions. I feel a lot better so I want to try and get some good testing done here in the dry. Hopefully that will be tomorrow and I am more than ready to go.”
Go & Fun Honda Gresini Moto3 Press Release
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