ciloboy.wordpress.com – Kemarin 25 November 2015, pembalap Honda melakukan Private Test di Jerez untuk menguji kombinasi Honda RC213V Model 2016 dengan software 2016 serta ban Michelin yang memiliki ukuran berbeda dengan tahun lalu.
Pedrosa yang pada balapan musim ini absen di sirkuit Jerez karena cidera, berhasil melakukan 56 putaran dengan waktu tercepat 1:’40.12 namun dia mengalami kecelakaan kecil saat keluar dari tikungan terakhir tanpa mengalami cidera.
Dani Pedrosa: ” It’s been a good first day, despite the crash at the end where I was a little strong on the braking and lost the front in the last corner. I was a little slower today as I’ve not ridden here since the 2014 race, so I took my time to adjust to the Michelin tyres and this bike at this track. I was comparing the different engines but also working on settings as I had no data from the race this year. We tried to do the best job possible today, for sure it was more of a setup day, tomorrow we will work on the engines, tyres and electronics in more detail.”
Jika dibandingkan dengan Marc Marquez yang berhasil melakukan 65 putaran dan mencatatkan Laptime 1:39,92 , artinya Dani Pedrosa cukup bagus dalam perolehan waktunya mengingat musim ini dia tidak mengikuti perlombaan di Jerez.
Marc Marquez: “Every time we go on track it’s interesting because we try many things, starting with the software as our reference and with the Michelin tyres which is a big task to understand where the limit is. We did a few laps to understand a few things and we tried the new engine too which felt similar to Valencia but we must complete more laps to get the electronics working better, as it’s hard to understand the true character until we have that fixed. The electronics are still not consistent we have made progress, but it’s clear they are certainly a step behind the Honda software we are used to, but we know it won’t be the same so we must find a way to work with it, especially concerning the engine brake and traction control.”
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