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Briefly...
ground so it was really strange." He
suffered cartilage damage, and the
tendon was displaced. He also he-
roically ignored it, with the help of
the Clinica Mobile, and claimed his
fourth front row start of the year.
Franco Morbidelli was still out of
Moto2; while star Moto3 rookie Fa-
bio Quartararo was also absent, his
place on the Estrella Galicia Honda
taken by Japan's Sena Yamada, tak-
ing his third grand prix start.
Former World Supersport champion
and current Moto2 race winner Sam
Lowes was the centerpiece for more
Aprilia news, with the announcement
of a three-year deal that starts with a
factory tester role for 2016, then two
years in the factory MotoGP squad.
With the Noale team run by Fausto
Gresini, Lowes will combine his test-
ing with a full Moto2 season, his third,
with the Gresini squad. This will see
him switch to the class-favorite Kalex
chassis—presently he is one of just
three riders on the Speed Up chas-
sis, and by far the most successful.
He sees it as a single chance to leave
the class as champion. "I feel I've ma-
tured as a rider over 2015," he said.
Australian battler Anthony West's up-
and-down career hit another dip after
the last round at Misano, when his
QMMF team dispensed with his ser-
vices, after disappointing results from
the double GP-winning veteran of 17
years and 244 starts in world champi-
onship racing. West had struggled all
year to get the Speed Up to handle to
his liking, although he achieved a sec-
ond top 10 of the year in his favored
wet conditions at Silverstone. He
summed it up succinctly on his Twit-
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