VOL. 53 ISSUE 4 FEBRUARY 2, 2016 P83
THE HARD-
WORKING AND
METHODICAL
SMITH WAS THE
ONLY RIDER TO
PERFORM A FULL
RACE SIMULATION,
REPORTING GOOD
RESULTS FROM THE
NEW TIRES.
Aprilia were nowhere to be seen, riding
a bike that will be junked by the time the
grid lines up in Qatar.
last year's bike, itself only a
development mule.
An all-new prototype had
been expected, but was not
ready. Now the Gresini-run team
will skip the Phillip Island test
in favor of private sessions at
Losail with the new bike, where
they will later rejoin the group for
the final pre-season runs.
Still very much an unknown
quantity. CN
