After hitting the track for the first time in Jerez at the end of January, the team headed to Aragón looking to improve their knowledge of the bike and work on their set-up. Strong winds on Wednesday hampered running for all of the pit lane, but the team were able to get out on track and work on configuring the bike.

Rider Josh Brookes, anticipating strong gains at Aragón, added:

Everybody struggled to do proper running with the weather, but we still managed to do laps on both days which was useful. We made some progress on the bike’s suspension, but we still haven’t got the correct shock in which is causing us some problems. The front worked pretty well, but we really struggled with the rear. We made a big change that improved turning and rear load, but I just lost my side grip

It warmed up on Thursday so I could push the bike a bit more. We used some set-ups from last year, and by the end I felt better but it’s still not where we want it to be. We’ll get some new parts from Öhlins and Suter in time for Phillip Island which should help, because we know the bike can still be a lot better

Ahead of the first round we now have to gather our data from Jerez and Aragón, and I’m excited to start racing in front of my home fans.”

Optimistic after his first ride on a World Superbike at Jerez, rider Karel Abraham added:

"Wednesday was difficult because the wind was so strong, but we did some really good work in the garage on my bike’s rear suspension and the electronics. We got some good laps in on Thursday and used what we learnt. I had a small technical issue in the afternoon, but we fixed it quickly and got some more set-up work done.

It was a shame we couldn’t do as many quick laps as we wanted to, but it was still a very useful test. I found out lots about my riding style, and how to make the bike work for me. Now I’m really looking forward to Phillip Island; it’s a track I like, and the final test will be really important for us.”