With just one day of rest following the exciting Gran Premio Gryfyn di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, Tech3 KTM Factory Racing’s Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez returned on track on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli for the IRTA Misano MotoGP™ Official Test. Both were looking to try out several settings in order to boost their performances for the remaining six races of the 2022 season.
Coming from a positive result with a P13 finish on Sunday at the San Marino GP, Raul Fernandez went full in on Tuesday with different settings to test in order to help him continue his progress this season. His first day was highlighted by his great consistency in the lap times registered as he rode mainly on his own. He completed seventy-four laps with a best in 1’32.395 and finished the day in P19, 0.952 seconds from the top. On Wednesday for day 2, Raul was on track all morning until the practice start session before the lunch break. Another forty-four laps in the bag allowed him to gather valuable information for his team for the upcoming races. He slightly improved his time to 1’32.344 and finished the Misano Test in P22, with a very positive feeling.
Remy Gardner also had a busy track schedule on day 1 of the Misano test. He rode all day as he also worked mainly on bike settings in order to try getting the maximum of his MotoGP engine to help him progress. There was positive information and interesting data which came out of the sixty-one laps of the first day as he finished in P23, his fastest lap being in 1’32.739. Remy concluded his day with the practice start session. On Wednesday, he completed his Misano Test programme with positivity after another thirty-eight laps during which he rode in 1’32.433, classifying him twenty-third at the end of the two days.
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Raul Fernandez
Position: 22th
Time: 1'32.344
Laps: 118
"On Tuesday, we had a really good day with almost eighty laps. We improved our pace a lot and my riding style is more natural. I understand the carbon brakes better, the tyres better and the whole bike in general is suiting me better. I had a small crash at the end of the first day but I was ok. Today, we continued trying different settings and we found interesting data. The most important thing for me is that we have found a way for me to feel good on this bike, especially on the front, and I hope that we will be able to use this setting for the next races. These two test days in Misano were very positive and I have enjoyed working with Guy Goulon. He is a special man so I would like to thank him for his work."
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Remy Gardner
Position: 23rd
Time: 1'32.433
Laps: 99
"Over these two days we focused a lot on trying different settings so that we can have the best feeling possible for the six races left. This morning, we did some back checking from the work done on Tuesday and tried different things. We improved by about one second from the race so we can take positive out of this and use this information for the next races. In general, I was looking for more confidence on the front tyre for turning and braking, and I think that we managed to get some interesting data and a better feeling on the bike, so I am satisfied with this. Time to head home for some rest before Aragon."
