Not satisfied by the three day SBK test that was held at Portimao that was curtailed by rain two days out of three, Supersonic, Liberty Racing teams and Aprilia test rider Alex Hofmann are currently carrying out another two days of testing at Aragon, before heading to Phillip Island later this month.
Fortunately for the teams it’s not raining, but the temperatures are pretty rigid (check out this Twitpic from Hofmann for proof).
Here’s what Berger and Danilo Soncini team manager had to say about the first day:Danilo Soncini: “It was very cold today at Motorland Aragon which is undoubtedly one of the most modern circuits in the world.
Compared to Portimao we don’t have rain, so the team was able to work better than in Portugal.
Maxime Berger was able to become familiar with this circuit, where we will have in June the seventh round of the Superbike World Championship and he has done many kilometres improving his feeling with the bike and with our technicians.
Because the low temperatures, Maxime has decided not to risk anything and focused on electronics, tires and set-up from his Ducati.
If tomorrow the weather improves we could probably finish the work that we could not finish in Portimao.
Maxime Berger: “Today was very cold here, but that does not stop me riding more than 50 laps on this beautiful track.
We continued the work that we had to do at Portimao.
I tried different types of tires and I got more familiar with the “ride by wire” and electronics of my Ducati 1198.
My technicians are helping me a lot not only to exploit the electronics, but also with the many details from the telemetry.
I am happy and satisfied, because my feeling with the bike and the team is increasing every time, and this gives me hope for the beginning of my first World Superbike race.
For tomorrow I hope it will be not cold, but the important thing is that it does not rain.
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