TOP-2 FOR LOWES AT JEREZ MOTO2 DEBUT
The adventure of Sam Lowes and the Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Team returned to Jerez de la Frontera and took to the track for the first official test of the 2019 season, finally with the new Triumph engines in use.
The number 22, completely at ease with the red-white colours of the team captained by Tommaso Raponi, was among the protagonists of this first glimpse of new year, putting a lot of laps in the first two days and closing with a time of 1’41.792s. This was the second best time of the large group of the intermediate class.
A very promising start for a team that is already familiar with each other and who have been able to immediately identify the areas to work on to be competitive in the near future.
2nd – SAM LOWES #22
“It’s been a real positive test because we could work on many things. The first, of course, was to get used to the new engine and the new bike. I immediately felt good with all the team and the new engine is very nice, the character is completely different from the Honda so you have to ride the bike in different way, but we are working on it. We have a precise plan on what to work on for the next test to improve the bike. Second overall and with good feelings. It was a very positive test and a big thumb up for the engine, so is going to be an interesting season with nice races!”
