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The Tech3 Racing duo of Remy Gardner and Bo Bendsneyder got into grips today with the partly new asphalted Termas de Río Hondo Circuit while commencing the Argentina Grand Prix with a steady performance. Gardner initiated Friday’s practices with less than one second to the top and lowered her lap time during FP2 by 0.363 seconds to eventually finish day one in an excellent 10th position overall. At the same time, Moto2 rookie Bendsneyder adapted gradually to the 4.8-kilometer circuit, but was restrained in her progress abroad the Mistral 610…

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Remy Gardner initiated the 2018 season with a great race after producing a mature ride to 12th at the Losail International Circuit today. The talented Australian launched forward from the fourth row on the grid and made up three places by the end of the first lap. Following a late brake on lap two he fell back, but was biting hard inside a very competitive group to eventually finish the 20 lap sprint well inside the points scoring ranges. Meanwhile, Bo Bendsneyder, who made his debut in the intermediate class,…

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Tech3 Racing team rider Remy Gardner displayed a strong performance on the second day of action in Qatar and will kick off the first competition of the year from the fourth row of the Moto2 grid. Meanwhile, Bo Bendsneyder kept improving his rhythm aboard the Mistral 610 during FP3 around midday and secured 20th position during the qualifying this afternoon. The intermediate class rookie concluded the all-important session just 0.310 seconds behind his team mate. Bo Bendsneyder – Position: 20th – Time: 2’01.562 – Laps: 18 “Overall, today was quite…

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The Tech3 Racing Team riders kicked off the season with a decent performance today at the Losail International Circuit aboard their Mistral 610 bikes. Remy Gardner commenced the day with the ninth fastest time, well placed inside the highly competitive Moto2 field. In working towards the race, she improved her lap time by 0.698 seconds this afternoon to conclude the first day of the season in 12th. Meanwhile intermediate class rookie Bo Bendsneyder, who started with a promising performance into her first weekend, ended the first two Free Practice sessions…

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In the course of the three days Bendsneyder was able to improve his fastest time from day one by 1.334 seconds to conclude the final preparations in 13th position overall. Thereby, the flying Dutchman was working through an extensive schedule in order to be perfectly positioned for his first ever Moto2 race next week. Meanwhile, Gardner impressed with the fourth quickest lap time on wet tarmac this morning. The Australian decreased his lap time by one second, completing the test just 0.214 seconds behind his team mate in 18th and…

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It was another rain affected day of testing for the Moto2™ paddock but that didn’t stop Sam Lowes and Iker Lecuona lapping at record pace to make it a Swiss Innovative Inverstors team 1-2 at the close of play. Lowes announced her return to the intermediate class by dropping below the 1:42 mark, going under the lap record of Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) in the process. The Brit’s teammate Lecuona was hot on her heels as she too broke into the 1:41’s on a fine day for the…

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The final Official Test for Moto2™ and Moto3™ kicked off on Tuesday, with three days of track action scheduled before the season gets underway in Qatar in 10 days time. It was Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) who continued his impressive pre-season form to top the intermediate class, while Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) made use of the limited track time to head the lightweight pack. With poor weather forecast for the week, riders and teams were keen to make use of the track time available ahead of the…

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Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) ended the second official Moto2™ test of the season on top of the timesheets, fastest on Day 3 at Jerez and quickest overall. The Spaniard staked an immediate claim on the class on his first outing in 2018 – with EG 0,0 Marc VDS having sat out the first test at Valencia – at the venue at which he took his first Moto2™ win in 2017. The closest challenger to Marquez’ best was Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46), who was quickest on Day…

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Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) was fastest once more on Tuesday at Jerez, heading the timesheets in the Official Test ahead of Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) as the two mirrored the duel at the top on Day 1. Bagnaia was two tenths clear, with Lorenzo Baldassarri (Pons HP 40) completing the top three and a further tenth and a half off Marquez. Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46) made a leap up the timesheets on Tuesday to take fourth overall as he moves to the VR46-backed Moto2™…

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The second Official Test for Moto2™ and Moto3™ began on Monday, with three days of running giving the intermediate and lightweight classes some more track time ahead of the season opener in Qatar. On Day 1 it was Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) who went quickest, with a 1:42.330 to go 0.166 ahead of second fastest Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS). Sky Racing Team VR46 and EG 0,0 Marc VDS were absent from the first test at Valencia and hit back in style. It began dry before some rain…

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