Di Giannantonio and Martin wrap up last test of the year at Valencia
The Team Del Conca Gresini Moto3 completed today two important days of testing at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, which hosted only two weeks ago the last round of the 2016 season. Fabio Di Giannantonio and Jorge Martin continued to work on their Honda NSF250RW machines, taking advantage of dry conditions yesterday, while today’s tests were carried out on the wet.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, who yesterday set a best time of 1’40”313 on the dry, was satisfied in particular with the work done today in wet conditions, in which he managed to reach a great feeling with the front: the 18-year-old rider from Rome was the second fastest on the track with 1’50”693. After the good results obtained in Jerez de la Frontera, on the other side of the garage Jorge Martin continued to build his confidence with the bike and the team: the Spaniard, however, was slowed by two crashes in the first day, and by some technical issues today, putting in only 17 laps.
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
“Yesterday morning we started the test using with the same set-up used in the race weekend, then we tried some changes in an attempt to get some improvement. We got a good lap time, then the conditions got worse: it was quite windy and so we preferred not to take risks, waiting to get back on track today. This morning we went immediately out on track in the wet and the feeling was positive, although unfortunately I had a small crash. Later we performed some set-up tests for the wet conditions, also trying new parts that gave positive results: my feeling with the front has increased more and more and at the end of the day I also set the second fastest time, so I’m really satisfied”.
JORGE MARTIN
“This test has been a bit complicated: yesterday I had two crashes that made me lose confidence. Today, given the conditions, we wanted to try a wet set-up, but a technical issue halted our work. However, both in Jerez that here in Valencia I found myself very well with the team and I think we can have a good season together. Now I want to train hard over the winter to be ready to restart the test in February. I’m already looking forward to getting back on track!”.
