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Aprilia stars hail performance jump in Jerez test
TL;DR
Aprilia MotoGP riders reported significant performance improvements during the Jerez test, with three riders topping the timesheets. Jorge Martin and Raul Fernandez noted the progress despite a prior race loss to Ducati.
Key points
- Aprilia MotoGP riders reported performance improvements
- Three Aprilia riders topped the timesheets at Jerez
- Jorge Martin and Raul Fernandez noted the progress
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Aprilia MotoGP riders have said that the Italian marque took a step forward during the Monday test at Jerez.
Factory rider Jorge Martin and Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez agreed that progress had been made in the first in-season test of the year, in which three Aprilia riders topped the timesheets despite losing the previous day's race to Ducati and Alex Marquez.
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For his part, Martin finally had a chance to try parts that he missed out on testing when he was injured earlier in the year. Speaking to media at lunchtime, he said that had gone well.
"I'm recovering the time I lost in February!" explained the man who had finished the Spanish GP fourth a day earlier. "There are new parts... well, they are not new, but new for me, that I couldn't use during the first races that the other riders were using. So, yeah, it was impossible to try them during a race weekend, so today was a really important day for me.
"Every time I went on the track, I made big improvements. I improved in braking, turning and acceleration! So, yeah, big step, big step.
"It seems like the bike is more natural for me to ride and, yeah, everything is smoother."
Q&A
What improvements did Aprilia make during the Jerez test?
Aprilia riders noted a significant performance jump, with three of them topping the timesheets during the test.
Who are the Aprilia riders that commented on the Jerez test?
Factory rider Jorge Martin and Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez both commented on the performance improvements at the Jerez test.
Which team did Aprilia lose to in the previous race before the Jerez test?
Aprilia lost the previous race to Ducati and Alex Marquez before the Jerez test.
