Sam Lowes Closes Jerez Test In Style With Fastest Lap And Outstanding Race Pace
Aboard the Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex, Sam Lowes closed on top the third and final day of official Moto2 testing at Jerez de la Frontera, with a time of 1’42”075. The 25-year-old British rider therefore put the seal on three extremely positive days on track, in which he has always been among the fastest, also putting on display an incredibly good race pace. Today Lowes has in fact completed a long run of 15 laps with a rhythm constantly under the 1’43” mark, setting 1’42”2 on the final lap.
The team now moves to Qatar for the final pre-season testing session, at Losail circuit from 11 to 13 March, before the Grand Prix season opener.
SAM LOWES (1st – 1’42”075)
“It’s been a fantastic day, we worked really hard in the first two days and today we managed to keep the same direction. This morning I did a long run with 15 laps all in 1’42”, the last one in 1’42”2, which is incredible. In the afternoon we tried some new parts from Kalex, then in the final stages we pushed a little bit for the lap time, but not at the maximum, still doing a good job. I’m really happy because we ended the test in second position, but I was the fastest today. For sure we have the best pace and we can fight to win, this is the target. A massive thank you to the team, I can’t wait for Qatar!”.
FAUSTO GRESINI
“We leave Jerez with very positive results and with a lot of confidence: the team worked very well in all three days of testing, and Sam, who is finding himself really at ease both with the Kalex bike and with Ohlins suspension, has completed some long runs with an excellent pace, constantly improving himself day by day. I would like to thank Sam for the effort he’s putting in and all the guys of the team because they are doing a fantastic job”.
