Despite some serious arm pump issues that hindered his performance during yesterday’s MotoGP race at Motegi (he finished 6th) Stefan Bradl was back on track today (Monday) at the Japanese circuit for a private test with Honda’s 2013 machine.
The German rider according speedweek.
de, completed a total of 58 laps with a best time of 1:46.
1 min.
“I was faster 0.
1 seconds faster than my best lap during Sunday’s race,” said Bradl.
“But it was mainly a test to give HRC engineers technical feedback.
I have a feeling that HRC is interested in my impressions, like five weeks ago in Aragon.
” (Honda had him also test the machine during the Aragon test early last September)Bradl tried different exhaust systems and electronics designed to improve the driveability of the V4 engine and an updated chassis to lower chattering issues “It clearly provides a smoother power delivery,” concluded Bradl, who is now his way to Malaysia to take part in this weekend’s upcoming Sepang GP.