Elías, Terol, Moncayo and Faubel improve day by day in Jerez

The riders of the Aspar Team in the Moto2 and Moto3 World Championship held their second day of official testing yesterday at the Jerez circuit, where they improve with every lap, although they are still working on many aspects of their respective machines, it is clear that they are giving their all on every track outing and in conversations with their team.

For his part, both Toni Elías (11th) and Nico Terol (23rd) continue to improve their feeling and draw conclusions from these days of IRTA testing at the Andalusian track, and they improve their times, despite the track conditions being not very good due to the wind. Both riders have squeezed every last second out of the test and session of the intermediate class, working on changes to the geometry of their Suter machines. Both Toni and Nico expressed their satisfaction with the pace achieved and with improving their times by three and five tenths compared to the first day.

They have also tested a narrower front tyre, with the rider wearing number 18 being quite happy with it in particular, while the Catalan rider found this option to bounce a lot, but it is a matter of continuing to test new developments and finalising the setup ahead of the first event of the year in Qatar.

Statements from Toni Elías – 11th 1.43.112 (55 laps):

Today’s time was almost four tenths faster than yesterday’s. We are working hard and little by little things are starting to go right for us. Each day we are getting closer, but we are not going to settle for that; we keep looking for new solutions and new improvements to be more decisive in the fast sections.

Also, today I fitted new tyres for the first time, which we are supposed to use shortly, and I honestly didn’t really like them. But we have time to get used to them and find new solutions to gain more grip. Today we have been more competitive than yesterday; tomorrow we will try to be a little more still, so we can head to Qatar with everything clear.

Statements from Nico Terol – 23rd 1.44.066 (56 laps):

We have improved yesterday’s time by half a second, and we have also progressed in terms of pace. We have moved forward and I know we still have a lot of room for improvement, but we still have to keep working. That is what testing is for; what matters is that every day we take a step forward and our feelings evolve.

I have run many laps at a pace of low 1.44s, and I am eager to keep pushing tomorrow to improve my times. Today we tested a narrower front tyre that gives me quite a lot of confidence.

We were missing a little more grip, but overall the performance in the last session of the day left me satisfied.

For their part, the riders of the Moto3 team have continued to improve their times. Both Alberto Moncayo and Héctor Faubel have worked hard in this session, closing the day in 8th and 9th place respectively. Both are making the most of every minute they have to test new developments and changes, using this second day above all for testing chassis set-up, geometries, ride heights, tyres and much more, so they have not stopped for a second.

Moncayo has tested the rear shock absorber, looking for the best option, finding better grip with one of the models and thus more room to manoeuvre in the slow corners. The number 23 has improved his lap times and continues to grow within this great team. For his part, his teammate Faubel appeared very tired after a long day, and after solving key problems such as the chassis, but it will be today when he finishes being able to train with the new developments.

It has been a long day, but a productive one both yesterday and today; without a doubt, the lads at Aspar are an example of perseverance and enthusiasm.

Statements from Alberto Moncayo – 8th 1.48.751 (67 laps):

We have improved compared with the opening day. Today we worked hard and, although the improvement has not been considerable, at least we are recovering the feelings we were missing yesterday. As a result of all the work we are able to rule out what is not useful to us. We fitted some updates, but they did not quite come together, so we took a step back.

I am happy because I have improved my times and, above all, because we keep gathering information; we also have many ideas pending for tomorrow. Yesterday we felt the initial nerves a little, but today we reacted in time, and I am sure that tomorrow we will show our best level again.

Our chassis tests have been productive because we have gained greater turning stability in the slow corners. The most important thing today, without a doubt, was the pace achieved in the second half of the day.

Statements from Héctor Faubel – 9th 1.48.863 (59 laps):

Today has been an exhausting day, not so much because of the laps, but because of the multitude of tests that were carried out. We found a chassis solution that allows us to maintain a consistent pace with used tyres; however, when we fitted the new rubber we did not improve as much as we should have. We are investigating the reasons for this situation, the team is working very hard, and let’s see if tomorrow we find the missing piece.

Today we worked on the chassis, shock absorbers and ride heights… many aspects of the bike were evaluated in order to rule out options and establish the right path. I would like to be higher up in the times, and I am convinced that if we keep working this way, we will soon achieve it.

Source | Aspar Team