LOWES’S QUEST FOR SUCCESS RESUMES AT MUGELLO
After a start of the season that was almost the opposite of the great things he was able to show during winter testing, Sam Lowes arrives to the sixth event of the season at Mugello with fully-charged batteries thanks to last week’s two-day test at Montmeló.
It was really important to regain the right feeling with his Kalex machine after the nightmare weekend in France and to try different set-ups ahead of what is one of the most important weekends of the season not only for the British rider – but also for the whole Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 team. With more than 190 laps completed over the two days in Catalunya, Lowes and his crew could keep their heads down and gather a significant amount of data, which will be extremely useful both in Italy and back in Montmeló in a month’s time.
The former World Supersport rider still holds the outright record of the Mugello circuit for the Moto2 class (2015) and, starting from Friday at 10:55 local time (GMT+2) he will be willing to show how quick he still is around the exciting Tuscan venue.
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“The two days of testing where really important and we managed to make many steps forward; we got a better understanding of the hard-compound tyres, which will surely be the go-to choice at Montmeló. We also tried some new interesting parts chassis-wise. Thank you to Kalex and obviously the team for the work done. We put in 190 laps in two days and now it’s time to focus on Mugello, a circuit a really like. I still hold the Moto2 lap record there and this test allowed us to forget the nightmare weekend at Le Mans and to find a little bit of serenity ahead of the team’s home GP.”
