MAPFRE Aspar rider Jonas Folger scored his second podium of the season at Brno but wasn't able to follow up with a third at Silverstone, where he was hindered by a set-up problem. Even so the German remains the highest-placed non-Spaniard in the championship on 120 points and in fourth position overall. His rookie team-mate Eric Granado has prior knowledge of Misano thanks to a private test there and the Brazilian youngster is hopeful that this experience can help him break into the points-scoring positions this weekend.
Jonas Folger: “A week off has been a nice opportunity to get away from the routine of paddock life and I have taken the chance to get some training done. Now I go to Misano feeling fully recharged and ready, so I hope we can have another good race like Brno. We have been doing a good job recently and at Brno it paid off, so after missing out on the podium at Silverstone I will be fighting hard to get back there this weekend. I love Misano, it's a nice track with some tight corners and some hard braking zones, which I am sure will suit us. Hopefully we can have a weekend without too many ups and downs. We want to be consistent from Friday and have a set-up that works right through until Sunday. We know that if we can manage this we can be running at the front.”
Eric Granado: “Since Silverstone I have spent my time in Alcoy (Spain), training hard in the gym and on the bicycle. With three races in as many weekends before that I'd not had much time to train so it was great to get back into a routine. Misano is quite a twisty track and we will have to go for a set-up that offers good handling. I didn't race there last year but I know the track and I think it can be a good one for us. We did a good job at Silverstone from Friday, working to find a fast and consistent race pace. Now we need to reproduce this more regularly.”
Mapfre Aspar Moto3 Press Release
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