TEAM SAN CARLO HONDA GRESINI FOCUS ON BRIDGESTONE TYRES
IN ESTORIL TEST
After yesterday contesting the Grand Prix of Portugal, Alex
De Angelis and Shinya Nakano were back on track at Estoril
today for an important day of testing. The Team San Carlo
Honda Gresini pair got through a huge programme of work alongside
Bridgestone’s technicians, who gathered crucial data
that will help develop tyres specifically suited to the Honda
RC212V.
Shinya complaeted 65 laps today, giving positive feedback
about a variety of new tyres and also taking the chance to
work on suspension and power delivery.
Alex completed 42 laps and focused on testing the new material
provided by Bridgestone. The results of the test have been
positive for the Sammarinese rider because he improved his
yesterday lap time of two seconds.
Bridgestone will now be able to take the data back and analyse
it at their Japanese base before using it to come up with
new material for the team in their next race at Shanghai,
in China, on May 4th.
#56 Sninya Nakano (60 laps – 1.37.66)
“Today we focused mainly on tyre testing with Bridgestone,
with the objective of improving our performance in the races
and in qualifying. I’m satisfied because we tried a
tyre that was already a step forward and now Bridgestone’s
engineers can gather all the data together and use it in development
of some new material for the next race. Other than that we
took the opportunity to work on the engine mapping system,
trying to get better delivery at the bottom end, and the front
fork to try and find some more stability.”
#15 Alex De Angelis (42 laps - 1.37.78)
"Today has gone very well. The new material provided
by Brigestone for the tests, here in Estoril, has completely
satisfied my expectations in terms of performance. In fact
I improved on my best lap time, compared to yesterday race
one, earning two second. I’m happy with these tests
results because today I feel that there are positive chances
to make a good race during the next Grand Prix of China ".
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