After taking a day off yesterday Alvaro Bautista was back on track at Valencia today for an intense day of testing that saw him evaluate new Showa front suspension and Nissin brakes package. His new team-mate Scott Redding was also in action today although the British youngster's track time was limited due to the pain in his injured arm.
Alvaro Bautista (5th 1’31.208 - 72 laps)
“It has been a positive day and we have been able to try a lot of new parts with some good results. We tried a new front fork that Showa brought here and gathered a lot of information that should be useful in the next test. Nissin have also brought a new brakes package that worked well so it has been a good day and now I am looking forward tomorrow, when I will get the chance to ride the 2014 bike.”
Scott Redding (19th 1’34.541 - 23 laps)
“Today wasn't easy because I am still tired from the race and the amount of laps I did yesterday on a bike that has so much more power than I am used to, so we decided to finish early. In the few laps I did manage we worked well and I can tell this is a professional team with competent and well prepared staff. We have started to work in a good way together and now I just want to focus on being ready for the winter tests in Malaysia.”
Fausto Gresini
“We did a lot of work today evaluating some different technical solutions and a new fork that Showa brought here, with the idea of building and being competitive for the start of next season. As far as Scott is concerned his first contact with the team has been positive and it's a real shame he hasn't been able to do many laps today because of his arm. Anyway, he had a good day yesterday and now he knows what MotoGP is all about, he has time to get fit again before we start our real work together at Sepang.”
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