GOOD NEWS FOR THE FORWARD RACING TEAM FROM THE SEPANG TEST
Sepang, 10 February: The first test of the season ends up well for the Forward Racing team and its riders on the Sepang track in Malaysia.
After the Valencia and Jerez tests last year, Stefan Bradl and Loris Baz, both in the first year with the Swiss team, have continued their work improving the Forward Yamaha bike for the upcoming season. During the three days test, both riders completed over 120 laps each constantly improving their times. Bradl, with a personal best of 2.00.294, is staying on top of the standings of the Open category and he has been consistently in the Top10.
The feelings are overall very positive and the development work will continue in the next test scheduled on the Malaysian track in a little less than two weeks.
“We can be really pleased of the work done here in Sepang. Every day I improved my lap time and I ended up in the Top10, very close of the fastest guys. This is a great result considering the few laps I had under the belt with the Forward Yamaha bike. I adapted well to the bike and I acquired the right confidence to start pushing a bit more. The overall feeling is positive and in the second scheduled test I will continue to work on the setting and electronics to decrease my lap time. The potential of the Forward Yamaha bike is really good, I can’t wait to get back on track for the second round of test.”