NAVARRO HAPPY AND READY FOR QATAR
Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 leave southern Spain in a positive mood after a weather-wise not-so-exciting final pre-season test at Jerez de la Frontera, which did not stop the team from working hard both in the garage and on track – especially on the second day.
On the opening day of action, Navarro was able to get on track only in the afternoon session as he focused mainly on fast corners, under-braking stability and on finding a more comfortable position on the bike. On day two, which turned out to be the only day blessed by sun and mild temperatures, the 22-year-old Spaniard managed to lap consistently and set a personal best lap-time of 1’42.521.
Despite a third day with continuing rain – and therefore not useful for the testing programme – Navarro and Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 leave Jerez de la Frontera with a smile on their faces and in less than a week will be in Losail for the opening Grand Prix of the 2018 season.
JORGE NAVARRO
“We tried different set-up configurations to have a clearer idea on what I like and we have found a good base. Obviously, there’s still a lot of work to do and we need something more both from myself and the bike, but we’re on the right direction. We need to do some fine tuning as we were six tenths away from the quickest time here at Jerez but I’m sure we don’t need that much more to be near the front.”
