FAUSTO GRESINI – TEAM MANAGER
“As always, the first tests of the year in Malaysia give us the chance to see where we stand compared with our rivals. We are very enthusiastic to start the season because we know that Aprilia worked very hard during the winter and has various changes in store. In the November tests, Aleix gave us some good information straight away and development of the 2017 bike was based on that. In Sepang we will conduct several comparative tests with the 2016 RS-GP to better direct development. Sam, on the other hand, will continue his apprenticeship and the primary objective will be do a lot of kilometres, initially mainly on the 2016 bike. Compared with a year ago, we are starting with a more tried and true package, as well as more experience on the RS-GP, so we are quite confident!”
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