Go&Fun Honda Gresini Review Jerez Moto3 Test Day 3

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After no less than twelve days of testing on Spanish soil, the preparations for the 2014 World Championship campaign came to a close today at Jerez for the Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3.

After having been a protagonist for the majority of the pre-season, Niccolò Antonelli today was not able to finish the last day of testing as he wanted, ending the session in 14th position in the combined standings with a best lap of 1’46”840. Although the gap from the top is not too high - under six tenths of a second - during the three-day official IRTA Test the 18-year-old Italian encountered some more difficulties than expected.

The pre-season testing today have come to a conclusion also for Enea Bastianini, who completed today 38 laps, the quickest of which in 1’48”032. The Italian rookie continued to gain experience in preparation for his world stage debut, solving some understeer issues, even though he declared himself still not entirely satisfied with the chassis set-up of his KTM.

Niccolo Antonelli (1'46"840 - 65 LAPS)

“Unfortunately, these three last days of testing were not exceptional; however, today was better than yesterday, although we were not able to improve our lap times and as a result the final position on the timesheet is clearly not what we expected. We have been competitive during all winter, so we remain confident ahead the Qatar Grand Prix, knowing that we are capable to fight for the top positions: after all, the chassis of the bike is fine, we only need to fix a few things to come back to the top”.

Enea Bastiannini (1'48"032 - 38 LAPS)

“To be honest, this final test was a bit disappointing, because we wanted to get more. At the beginning of the winter the situation was better than expected, while the latter part was more difficult, but I think that this is quite normal. Today, however, we did a good job, closing the gap to the other riders and continuing to fine-tune the bike set-up, although there is still a lot of work to do. The level here in the World Championship is very high and it’s definitely not easy, but I have great confidence because the team is working hard and the atmosphere is good”.

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RW Racing Review Jerez Moto3 Test Day 3

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With both Ana Carrasco and Scott Deroue being faster than ever before on the Jerez circuit RW Racing GP has ended preseason testing with a good feeling. The team is looking forward to the first race in Qatar with confidence. Both riders set their personal best times in the second session of this final day: Ana Carrasco recorded 1.47.587 (23rd overall), Scott Deroue was on her heels with 1.47.797 (24th overall).

RW Racing GP team manager Jarno Janssen was happy with the results of his hotshots. “Both did an excellent job, improving their best lap times ever. And not just single laps, but constant solid lap times. Ana and Scott have worked hard and showed progression. Compared to the test in Jerez a few weeks ago, they both are significantly faster.”

Janssen was especially satisfied with Deroue’s progression. “Scott has moved closer to the top riders. He is over a second faster than a few weeks ago, while the front runners are not that much faster. A month ago the difference was 2.6, now it is only 1.5. Considering this is a learning year, we have no specific goals set for Scott but to show an upward trend. In the light of that he is on the right track.”

Concerning Ana Carrasco Janssen was satisfied as well, although the team manager believes his Spanish pupil can go faster. “Ana has not reached her limits yet, I’m sure of that. She is faster than she has ever been and she is working tremendously hard, but I have the feeling she still has to overcome some kind of barrier.”

The team skipped the final session of the three days test in Jerez, to get everything ready for Qatar where the first Grand Prix of the season will be held in little over a week time. Both bikes were equipped with new engines and all equipment was packed into crates to be flown to Doha. The team heads home tomorrow morning to spend a few days with their families and arrange the last things before leaving to Qatar on Tuesday.

Ana Carrasco – 1.47.587 (23)

“Yesterday I was close to improving already and now I even managed to get under the 1.48. Not just a little bit or only once, but quite a big slice and several laps. It feels so good to be that fast and set personal bests. The position is a little bit disappointing, but we are close and the differences are small. My team has worked hard to give me a good bike and I have a good feeling with it. I’m getting to know the Kalex KTM better and better. With these results and progression I’m looking forward to Qatar with confidence. Let’s get started!”

Scott Deroue – 1.47.797 (24)

“I lost some time this morning due to an electronic problem with my bike, but my team worked hard to solve it and I managed to get over that pretty quickly. From the data we knew my ideal lap time was 1.47.8 and I was able to ride that. I am happy with the lap times, but not so much with the position. I would have preferred to be closer to the top 20. Looking at where I stand from a rookies point of view, I am satisfied. Karel Hanika is a class of his own, but apart from him I’m the best rookie. That is one of my personal goals. Now we are heading to Qatar and I am eagerly looking forward to my first Grand Prix.”

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Combined Session Result Jerez Moto3 Test Day 3

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1 Jack MILLER Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:46.326
2 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:46.359
3 Karel HANIKA Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:46.381
4 Jakub KORNFEIL Calvo Team 01:46.388
5 Efren VAZQUEZ Saxoprint-RTG 01:46.392
6 John McPHEE Saxoprint-RTG 01:46.493
7 Danny KENT Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo 01:46.547
8 Romano FENATI Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:46.592
9 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 01:46.612
10 Alex RINS Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:46.694
11 Isaac VIÑALES Calvo Team 01:46.696
12 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo 01:46.768
13 Juanfran GUEVARA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:46.782
14 Niccolo ANTONELLI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:46.840
15 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 01:46.985
16 Francesco BAGNAIA Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:47.041
17 Eric GRANADO Calvo Team 01:47.068
18 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 01:47.247
19 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 01:47.315
20 Arthur SISSIS Mahindra Racing 01:47.419
21 Alessandro TONUCCI CIP 01:47.454
22 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 01:47.559
23 Ana CARRASCO RW Racing GP 01:47.587
24 Scott DEROUE RW Racing GP 01:47.797
25 Enea BASTIANINI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:48.032
26 Andrea LOCATELLI San Carlo Team Italia 01:48.186
27 Matteo FERRARI San Carlo Team Italia 01:48.265
28 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Ongetta-AirAsia 01:48.614
29 Luca GRUNWALD Kiefer Racing 01:48.752
30 Jules DANILO Ambrogio Racing 01:49.104
31 Gabriel RAMOS Kiefer Racing 01:50.005
32 Bryan SCHOUTEN CIP 01:50.105
33 Hafiza ROFA SIC-Ajo 01:54.510

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Go&Fun Honda Gresini Review Jerez Moto3 Test Day 2

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The official Moto3 IRTA Test continued today at Jerez with some difficulties for the Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3: Niccolò Antonelli suffered a minor crash and he was stuck in 12th position with a best time of 1’47”231, unable for the moment to catch the good lap times achieved in the previous test carried out in Andalusia at the end of February. Slowed by the strong wind, the Italian struggled to find the right feeling with his KTM and tomorrow, in the last day of winter testing available, he will try to regain the competitiveness that has always distinguished him during all the pre-season.

His team-mate, Enea Bastianini , finished the day with a best lap of 1’48”586, thereby improving his yesterday’s performance by 0.8 of a second; the rookie from Rimini – which has a right hand still sore - has been hampered by understeer on his bike, a problem that he will try to solve tomorrow along with the team’s technicians.

Niccolo Antontelli (1'47"231 - 59 LAPS)

“Today we struggled a bit: the strong wind accentuated some of the problems that we had experienced previously here in Jerez so today I couldn’t ride as I wanted. The bike was a bit nervous, it was moving a lot, so we were not able to make the most of this day of testing. Tomorrow we will try to understand why, trying some chassis set-up changes. We hope to improve, however I’m not worried: we know what is our level, and we believe that soon we will return to show it”.

Enea Bastianini (1'48"586 - 45 LAPS)

“Today was not great, but we’re not complaining about it: as we did yesterday during the first day of testing, we continued to try different set-ups, but we have not yet identified the best solution. At the moment I'm struggling to follow the right lines on track, because the bike is understeering. Tomorrow we will try, above all, to overcome this problem”.

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RW Racing Review Jerez Moto3 Test Day 2

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Dutch RW Racing GP rider Scott Deroue today set his best time ever at the Jerez circuit. In the second session of the day he managed to pull 1.48.163 out of his Kalex KTM, good enough for 19th in the session and 20th overall on day 2 of the official IRTA test. His team mate Ana Carrasco came close, with 1.48.403, but could not improve more due to a broken chain.

In the morning it looked like it would become a not so useful day with heavy overcast, low temperatures and a strong wind. But shortly before the first session for the Moto3 class the sun came out and the conditions improved dramatically. Ana Carrasco did a 1.49.150 in the morning, Scott Deroue 1.49.664. In the second session, early in the afternoon, they both set off well and improved lap after lap. With a new tire Deroue put his head down and ran his fastest lap ever in Jerez, just before the end of the session.

The last session was more or less lost for both RW Racing GP riders. Carrasco was stopped by a broken chain. Deroue simply called it an early day.

Scott Deroue – 1.48.163 (20)

“I was close to a fast lap for a while, but ruined it myself in Turn 2. I have difficulties there all the time: I’m late on the brakes, but that gives me trouble in exiting again. Every time I lost connection to the rest of the group, but not this lap. I was on the tail of Ajo and made no mistakes. What I lost in Turn 2 I could make up in Turn 4. I’m really happy with this result. We’ve had a look at the data and my ideal lap time is 1.47.8. Hopefully I can get there next time, maybe tomorrow.”

Ana Carrasco – 1.48.403 (23)

“I’m having trouble in the slow corners, especially in the exit of the corner. My team is working hard to make the bike better. I could have been faster in the second session, but I had some bad luck in finding connection to a group, so I was on my own. In a group I’m less bothered by the wind, that halted me a little bit. I’m a short girl and I can’t put enough weight on the front of the bike which makes it difficult to control the front. But my main problem today was a broken chain that kept me aside in the last session. That’s a pity, but overall I’m not unsatisfied.”

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Combined Session Result Jerez Moto3 Test Day 1

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1 Jack MILLER Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:46.3oo
2 Isaac VIÑALES Calvo Team 01:46.6oo
3 Danny KENT Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo 01:46.8oo
4 Jakub KORNFEIL Calvo Team 01:46.9oo
5 Efren VAZQUEZ Saxoprint-RTG 01:47.0oo
6 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 01:47.0oo
7 Juanfran GUEVARA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:47.0oo
8 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 01:47.1oo
9 Francesco BAGNAIA Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:47.2oo
10 Alex RINS Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:47.2oo
11 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:47.2oo
12 Niccolo ANTONELLI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:47.2oo
13 Romano FENATI Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:47.3oo
14 Eric GRANADO Calvo Team 01:47.3oo
15 John McPHEE Saxoprint-RTG 01:47.5oo
16 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 01:47.5oo
17 Karel HANIKA Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:47.7oo
18 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo 01:47.8oo
19 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 01:48.0oo
20 Scott DEROUE RW Racing GP 01:48.2oo
21 Arthur SISSIS Mahindra Racing 01:48.3oo
22 Alessandro TONUCCI CIP Moto3 01:48.3oo
23 Ana CARRASCO RW Racing GP 01:48.4oo
24 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 01:48.6oo
25 Enea BASTIANINI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:48.6oo
26 Matteo FERRARI San Carlo Team Italia 01:48.6oo
27 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Ongetta-AirAsia 01:48.7oo
28 Andrea LOCATELLI San Carlo Team Italia 01:49.2oo
29 Luca GRUNWALD Kiefer Racing 01:49.6oo
30 Jules DANILO Ambrogio Racing 01:49.9oo
31 Bryan SCHOUTEN CIP Moto3 01:49.9oo
32 Gabriel RAMOS Kiefer Racing 01:50.4oo
33 Hafiza ROFA SIC-Ajo 01:53.1oo

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Go&Fun Honda Gresini Review Jerez Moto3 Test Day 1

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The Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 was back in action today at Jerez for the first of three final days of winter testing in preparation for the 2014 Moto3 season: Niccolò Antonelli and Enea Bastianini were back in the saddle of their KTM, resuming the work from the good base reached at the end of last February.

Niccolò Antonelli finished the day with the fifth fastest time, setting a good 1’47”549, just three tenths of a second from the top: the 18-year-old from Cattolica eighteen spent the three today’s sessions working on several adjustments to the chassis, in order to improve some aspects which were still not clear during the previous test. His teammate, Enea Bastianini, yet slightly slowed from the injury to his right hand, struggled to find the right feeling with the bike despite several adjustments to his bike. The youngster from Rimini completed a total of 38 laps, the quickest in 1’49”398.

Niccolo Antonelli (1'47"549 - 45 LAPS)

“Today we resumed testing with no pressure, therefore the lap times are not yet at the level of those signed in late February, but we are still close to the top and this is positive. We spent this first day focusing on clarifying some doubts  related to certain chassis set-up solutions that we have already tried at the previous test; now the right path to follow appears more clear, so tomorrow we will continue to work in the same direction”.

Enea Bastianini (1'49"398 - 38 LAPS)

“Apart from the injured hand, that is still annoying me a bit, today I had no feeling with my bike. Tomorrow we will try different chassis set-up solutions to try and overcome this problem, but for sure we still have a lot of work ahead. Obviously I'm still in a learning process, and therefore I have yet to adapt to this bike, but at Almeria and also at Valencia the situation was already pretty good. Here in Jerez instead I'm struggling, but that's normal: we are already happy with the level we reached this winter, but we want to improve more and I believe that soon we will succeed”.

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RW Racing Review Jerez Moto3 Test Day 1

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With 1.49.129 in the third session of the first day of the final IRTA test in Jerez Ana Carrasco improved her lap time dramatically compared to the other two sessions. But the Spanish ace was not really satisfied at the end of the day. Also her RW Racing GP team mate Scott Deroue, who set his best lap time in the second session (1.49.309), had hoped for more.

Carrasco, who had her 17th birthday yesterday, had been bothered by the wind at the sunny Andalusian circuit. Her mechanics, headed by former Grand Prix winner Hans Spaan, tried to change the setup of the Kalex KTM as much as possible to conquer the wind and make the bike easier to ride in the circumstances. Thanks to that Carrasco was able to better her time with 0,7 in the 55th of 57 laps overall.

Scott Deroue was less bothered by the wind and set his best lap time halfway through the second session, good enough for 20th position in the session. In the third session he had the feeling the grip on the tarmac had changed and it was getting more difficult to go faster.

Scott Deroue    25th – 1.49.309

“I’m reasonably satisfied. I ran quite some laps today and the overall feeling is fine. I know where I can find improvement: in the first sector. Accelerating out of the corner can be a lot better. Tomorrow is another day.”

Ana Carrasco      23rd – 1.49.129

“I’ve been struggling with the wind a lot. The bike was lifted by the wind and that made it difficult to ride. We’ve changed a lot on the bike and it got much better, but I’m still too far off my best time from the test here in Jerez a few weeks ago. Hopefully tomorrow there is less wind.”

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Combined Session Result Jerez Moto3 Test Day 1

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1 Romano FENATI Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:47.242
2 Karel HANIKA Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:47.348
3 Jack MILLER Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:47.423
4 Danny KENT Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo 01:47.494
5 Niccolo ANTONELLI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:47.549
6 Isaac VIÑALES Calvo Team 01:47.557
7 Francesco BAGNAIA Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:47.650
8 Efren VAZQUEZ Saxoprint-RTG 01:47.698
9 Jakub KORNFEIL Calvo Team 01:47.699
10 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:47.728
11 Alex RINS Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:47.789
12 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 01:48.137
13 Eric GRANADO Calvo Team 01:48.212
14 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 01:48.313
15 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 01:48.340
16 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 01:48.353
17 Alessandro TONUCCI CIP Moto3 01:48.610
18 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo 01:48.696
19 Arthur SISSIS Mahindra Racing 01:48.900
20 John McPHEE Saxoprint-RTG 01:49.000
21 Juanfran GUEVARA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:49.048
22 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Ongetta-AirAsia 01:49.111
23 Ana CARRASCO RW Racing GP 01:49.129
24 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 01:49.178
25 Scott DEROUE RW Racing GP 01:49.309
26 Enea BASTIANINI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:49.398
27 Jules DANILO Ambrogio Racing 01:49.882
28 Luca GRUNWALD Kiefer Racing 01:50.034
29 Matteo FERRARI San Carlo Team Italia 01:50.073
30 Andrea LOCATELLI San Carlo Team Italia 01:50.268
31 Bryan SCHOUTEN CIP Moto3 01:50.278
32 Gabriel RAMOS Kiefer Racing 01:52.050
33 Hafiza ROFA SIC-Ajo 01:53.530

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RW Racing Review Jerez Moto3 Test Day 3

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RW Racing GP looks back on a total of eight days of testing with satisfaction. After Almeria, Valencia and Jerez the team achieved more or less what it wanted. Ana Carrasco and Scott Deroue finished the three days test in Jerez in 24th and 26th overall, with their fastest lap times set on day 2.  

A cold and misty start of the third day prevented Carrasco and Deroue from getting on their Kalex KTM machines early. But they made up with 53 and 40 laps respectively in the afternoon.

Neither of them managed to improve the lap times set on day 2 – 1.48,155 for Carrasco and 1.48,725 for Deroue – but that was about the only stain. RW Racing GP team manager Jarno Janssen had hoped his riders could squeeze out a few flying laps. “Both Ana and Scott had very reasonable lap times, but no peak results. Perhaps they rode too much, making it a bit of a routine. On the other hand: there was nothing at stake yet. No pressure for a qualifying position, no race result. It’s good enough for now but I do believe both Ana and Scott can go faster.”

The team is on its way to the Netherlands already to get everything ready for the final test in Jerez (11, 12, 13 March) and the start of season. Straight from Jerez the bikes will be flown to Qatar, the United States, Argentina and back to Jerez. “So everything has to done by then”, Janssen explains. “The test in Jerez will be the last one with four races immediately after.”

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Combined Session Time Jerez Moto3 Test Day 3

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1 Jack MILLER Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:46.046
2 Jakub KORNFEIL Calvo Team 01:46.256
3 Niccolo ANTONELLI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:46.452
4 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo 01:46.658
5 Karel HANIKA Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:46.796
6 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 01:46.906
7 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 01:46.909
8 Danny KENT Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo 01:46.954
9 Romano FENATI Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:47.147
10 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 01:47.219
11 Francesco BAGNAIA Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:47.281
12 Efren VAZQUEZ Saxoprint-RTG 01:47.293
13 Isaac VIÑALES Calvo Team 01:47.399
14 Juanfran GUEVARA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:47.422
15 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:47.566
16 John McPHEE Saxoprint-RTG 01:47.592
17 Eric GRANADO Calvo Team 01:47.639
18 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 01:47.688
19 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Ongetta-AirAsia 01:47.777
20 Arthur SISSIS Mahindra Racing 01:47.854
21 Fabio QUARTARARO Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:47.898
22 Enea BASTIANINI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:47.917
23 Alessandro TONUCCI CIP Moto3 01:48.028
24 Ana CARRASCO RW Racing GP 01:48.507
25 Hafiq AZMI SIC-Ajo 01:48.677
26 Scott DEROUE RW Racing GP 01:48.760
27 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 01:48.873
28 Bryan SCHOUTEN CIP Moto3 01:49.116
29 Luca GRUNWALD Kiefer Racing 01:49.436
30 Andrea LOCATELLI San Carlo Team Italia 01:49.748
31 Matteo FERRARI San Carlo Team Italia 01:50.418
32 Jules DANILO Ambrogio Racing 01:50.426

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RW Racing Review Jerez Moto3 Test Day 2

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With both Ana Carrasco and Scott Deroue showing substantial improvement, the second day of testing in Jerez was another valuable day for RW Racing GP. Carrasco cut off almost one and a half second and improved her lap time to 1.48,155. Deroue made it to 1.48,725.

Both riders set their fastest lap time of the day in the second session. In the third session neither of the two had much power left to take it to the limit once more. Ana Carrasco ran the considerable amount of 78 laps, 43 of them in the first session.

After 32 laps in the first session Scott Deroue was bothered by a painful groin, a leftover from the crash he had last week in Valencia. Together with his team manager Deroue decided not to force too much, running eight and three laps respectively in the second and third session.

Jarni Janssen

“Ana is working really hard and it pays off: today she was almost a second faster than she has ever been here in Jerez. And I am convinced she can go even faster, close to 1.47,5. Ana is ready to step up to the next level. Scott is happy with the bike and showed he can be fast. I rather have him to take it easy than to be on the bike with too much tension and crash. With the improvement he made today, I think he should be capable of running around 48,0 tomorrow.”

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Combined Session Time Jerez Moto3 Test Day 2

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1 Jack MILLER Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:46.278
2 Karel HANIKA Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:46.645
3 Danny KENT Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo 01:46.646
4 Romano FENATI Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:46.650
5 Francesco BAGNAIA Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:46.674
6 Niccolo ANTONELLI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:46.806
7 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:46.882
8 Isaac VIÑALES Calvo Team 01:46.899
9 Efren VAZQUEZ Saxoprint-RTG 01:46.899
10 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo 01:46.943
11 Fabio QUARTARARO Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:46.965
12 Jakub KORNFEIL Calvo Team 01:46.967
13 Juanfran GUEVARA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:47.049
14 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 01:47.169
15 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 01:47.174
16 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 01:47.760
17 John McPHEE Saxoprint-RTG 01:47.801
18 Eric GRANADO Calvo Team 01:47.802
19 Alessandro TONUCCI CIP Moto3 01:47.913
20 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 01:47.970
21 Arthur SISSIS Mahindra Racing 01:47.977
22 Ana CARRASCO RW Racing GP 01:48.155
23 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Ongetta-AirAsia 01:48.430
24 Hafiq AZMI SIC-Ajo 01:48.551
25 Scott DEROUE RW Racing GP 01:48.725
26 Matteo FERRARI San Carlo Team Italia 01:48.831
27 Bryan SCHOUTEN CIP Moto3 01:48.983
28 Luca GRUNWALD Kiefer Racing 01:49.002
29 Enea BASTIANINI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:49.054
30 Gabriel RAMOS Kiefer Racing 01:49.234
31 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 01:49.314
32 Jules DANILO Ambrogio Racing 01:49.686
33 Andrea LOCATELLI San Carlo Team Italia 01:50.536

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RW Racing Review Jerez Moto3 Test Day 1

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The first of three days of testing in Jerez was a good one for RW Racing GP. Only 0,007 separated Scott Deroue and Ana Carrasco, with the rookie taking the advantage over the lady. But actually that wasn’t very important. More important was the fact that both riders ran high quality laps in good conditions and learned a lot from that.

Like most of the teams RW Racing GP only started riding in the afternoon. Wet patches on the track hindered the riders in the morning. The team decided not to go out on rain tyres, but to wait until the circumstances were good enough to go out on slicks.

In the three sessions for Moto3 Ana Carrasco ran 59 laps and Scott Deroue 45. Both set their best lap times in the final session, making it to 20 and 21 overall. Deroue managed to pick up a good slipstream and fought his way to a fast lap time, just a little faster than his team mate.

Jarno Janssen

“One of Scott’s qualities is that he is a pure racer, who is at his best in the middle of the action. He likes to enter into the fray and he is not shy in doing so. When he is fighting for his place in a group, he gets just that bit extra allowing him to go faster. I’m not saying it was a lucky shot, but there was a bit of luck involved. On the other hand: now that Scott knows he can do it, he might do it again on his own. It’s good to get such a confirmation on a first day. Ana was faster all the time except for this one lap. She is not the type of rider to go a second faster all of a sudden. Ana is a bit more reserved, but she is very consistent. In doing so she finds some improvement in every lap, building it up bit by bit.”

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Combined Session Time Jerez Moto3 Test Day 1

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1 Jack MILLER Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:46.975
2 Isaac VIÑALES Calvo Team 01:47.277
3 Danny KENT Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo 01:47.471
4 Niccolo ANTONELLI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:47.480
5 Romano FENATI Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:47.735
6 Efren VAZQUEZ Saxoprint-RTG 01:47.845
7 Jakub KORNFEIL Calvo Team 01:47.910
8 Karel HANIKA Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:47.960
9 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 01:48.113
10 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:48.186
11 Fabio QUARTARARO Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:48.232
12 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 01:48.370
13 John McPHEE Saxoprint-RTG 01:48.547
14 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 01:48.660
15 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo 01:48.674
16 Francesco BAGNAIA Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:48.859
17 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 01:48.927
18 Eric GRANADO Calvo Team 01:49.183
19 Arthur SISSIS Mahindra Racing 01:49.299
20 Scott DEROUE RW Racing GP 01:49.591
21 Ana CARRASCO RW Racing GP 01:49.598
22 Jules DANILO Ambrogio Racing 01:49.625
23 Bryan SCHOUTEN CIP Moto3 01:49.654
24 Juanfran GUEVARA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:49.797
25 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Ongetta-AirAsia 01:49.891
26 Alessandro TONUCCI CIP Moto3 01:50.010
27 Luca GRUNWALD Kiefer Racing 01:50.104
28 Hafiq AZMI SIC-Ajo 01:50.245
29 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 01:50.326
30 Gabriel RAMOS Kiefer Racing 01:50.372
31 Matteo FERRARI San Carlo Team Italia 01:50.405
32 Enea BASTIANINI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:51.109
33 Andrea LOCATELLI San Carlo Team Italia 01:51.314

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RW Racing Review Valencia Moto3 Test Day 3

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After three days of testing RW Racing GP leaves Valencia pleased with the results. Ana Carrasco ran 80 laps on the last day and improved to 1.41,214. Scott Deroue could only run a few laps before he crashed. He didn’t improve his best lap time set on day 2 but still was satisfied.

RW Racing GP team manager Jarno Janssen left the Ricardo Tormo track in a good mood. “It was a good test. We’ve learned a lot, we shifted a lot of work and everybody is happy. I saw smiling faces around me in the garage, so that’s good. I’m glad we went to Almeria first to make sure everything was set up to make it possible to use the full three days here in Valencia. For sure we still have much to do before the first race, but we still got time.”

Next week already testing continues with three days (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in Jerez.

Scott Deroue: 

“The day was too short for me unfortunately. Already after a few laps I crashed. I entered a corner too early and was kicked off by the bike. I’ve tried to continue, but my back hurt and I wasn’t confident. It’s a pity because I was hoping to improve my lap time. Thank you to the mechanics who managed to get my bike back in mint-condition. All in all I’m satisfied with the past three days. I’m looking forward to Jerez: a track I know well from the Rookies Cup.”

Ana Carrasco: 

“I’m happy. The bike feels good. I had some issues with braking when entering the corners, but with some new settings we managed to get that under control. There’s only one corner I’m still struggling with. I’m satisfied with where we are now and hope to improve again in Jerez next week.”

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Combined Session Time Valencia Moto3 Test Day 3

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1 Jack MILLER Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:39.773
2 Romano FENATI Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:40.008
3 Juanfran GUEVARA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:40.112
4 Niccolo ANTONELLI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:40.127
5 Isaac VIÑALES Calvo Team 01:40.464
6 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 01:40.533
7 Francesco BAGNAIA Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:40.610
8 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 01:40.640
9 Danny KENT Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo 01:40.675
10 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 01:40.675
11 Eric GRANADO Calvo Team 01:40.694
12 Alex RINS Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:40.711
13 Enea BASTIANINI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:40.722
14 Efren VAZQUEZ Saxoprint-RTG 01:40.822
15 Jakub KORNFEIL Calvo Team 01:40.876
16 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 01:41.115
17 John McPHEE Saxoprint-RTG 01:41.170
18 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo 01:41.184
19 Arthur SISSIS Mahindra Racing 01:41.210
20 Ana CARRASCO RW Racing GP 01:41.214
21 Karel HANIKA Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:41.258
22 Hafiq AZMI SIC-Ajo 01:41.358
23 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:41.480
24 Alessandro TONUCCI CIP Moto3 01:41.840
25 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Ongetta-AirAsia 01:41.973
26 Gabriel RAMOS Kiefer Racing 01:42.183
27 Bryan SCHOUTEN CIP Moto3 01:42.392
28 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 01:42.404
29 Jules DANILO Ambrogio Racing 01:42.545
30 Luca GRUNWALD Kiefer Racing 01:42.551
31 Scott DEROUE RW Racing GP 01:43.004
32 Andrea LOCATELLI San Carlo Team Italia 01:43.293
33 Matteo FERRARI San Carlo Team Italia 01:43.424

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RW Racing Review Valencia Moto3 Test Day 2

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The second day of the IRTA test in Valencia was much better than the first – in general but also for RW Racing GP. Both Ana Carrasco and Scott Deroue managed to improve their lap times along the day, run a big number of laps and learn a lot about their bikes.

The much warmer conditions allowed the riders to concentrate more on their programmes and test a lot. RW Racing GP too was able to try new settings and adjustments of the bikes, to improve pace and handling. The effects were visible immediately, as Ana Carrasco cut 1,4 seconds of the lap time she set yesterday, and Scott Deroue 1,1 seconds.

During the day both improved further. Carrasco to 1.41,393, Deroue to 1.41,765. The Dutch rookie could have been even faster but he touched the limits in a fast lap in the final afternoon session. It wasn’t a big crash and Deroue was able to move on, but testing was finished, leaving him at 46 laps.

Carrasco ran 77 laps and was especially happy with the morning sessions. She immediately found her rhythm and was able to shift a lot of work. In the afternoon the wind took her out of her rhythm, but the results were still satisfying for both rider and team.

Jarno Janssen 

“It was a good day. Too bad Scott crashed in his fast lap. I think there could have been more in it. Luckily it was just a small crash. 25th is satisfactory for now. Ana did a great job as well, but I hope she can improve tomorrow. After all we are not only here to put in the miles, but also to see where we are compared to the rest. The goal for Ana is to get near the top 15.”

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Combined Session Time Valencia Moto3 Test Day 2

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1 Niccolo ANTONELLI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:39.454

2 Jack MILLER Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:39.462

3 Danny KENT Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo 01:39.726

4 Romano FENATI Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:39.885

5 Isaac VIÑALES Calvo Team 01:40.060

6 Francesco BAGNAIA Sky Racing Team by VR46 01:40.103

7 Enea BASTIANINI Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 01:40.166

8 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 01:40.206

9 Alex RINS Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:40.231

10 Juanfran GUEVARA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:40.382

11 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 01:40.394

12 Arthur SISSIS Mahindra Racing 01:40.409

13 Jakub KORNFEIL Calvo Team 01:40.444

14 Efren VAZQUEZ Saxoprint-RTG 01:40.546

15 Philipp OETTL Interwetten Paddock Moto3 01:40.601

16 Alex MARQUEZ Estrella Galicia 0.0 01:40.629

17 Hafiq AZMI SIC-Ajo 01:40.734

18 Eric GRANADO Calvo Team 01:40.789

19 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 01:40.965

20 Niklas AJO Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo 01:41.127

21 Matteo FERRARI San Carlo Team Italia 01:41.321

22 Ana CARRASCO RW Racing GP 01:41.393

23 Luca GRUNWALD Kiefer Racing 01:41.542

24 Gabriel RAMOS Kiefer Racing 01:41.749

25 Scott DEROUE RW Racing GP 01:41.765

26 Jules DANILO Ambrogio Racing 01:41.962

27 Andrea LOCATELLI San Carlo Team Italia 01:42.043

28 Alessandro TONUCCI CIP Moto3 01:42.196

29 John McPHEE Saxoprint-RTG 01:42.406

30 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 01:42.417

31 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Ongetta-AirAsia 01:43.019

32 Bryan SCHOUTEN CIP Moto3 01:43.464

33 Karel HANIKA Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:50.755

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RW Racing Review Valencia Moto3 Test day1

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With temperatures down to maximum 10 degrees Celsius and a cold, nasty wind RW Racing GP could get all of its to-do-list done. Nonetheless the first day of the official IRTA test in Valencia was not completely lost. Ana Carrasco did around 40 laps, Scott Deroue 42 laps.

Looking at the weather forecast for tomorrow RW Racing GP team manager Jarno Janssen decided it was wiser to narrow down the risk of riders getting hurt and bikes getting damaged. “Next to that we have a restricted amount of tyres we can use over these three days. In these conditions it just doesn’t make sense to make more laps than we did.”

Scott Deroue wasn’t completely fit and complained of head ache. Ana Carrasco didn’t feel comfortable with braking in the corner entries. “It’s better to get everything ready for tomorrow”, Janssen explained. “I prefer Scott to be fit when the conditions are better tomorrow. Last November he was doing laps of 42.0; hopefully tomorrow he can try to get closer to that, when he is fit and the temperatures are less harsh. And for Ana we try to solve the problem with the braking for tomorrow. We’ve got some ideas about that and we want to try some other adjustments as well.”

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