SBK| Pirelli Spanish Round: good time for the Pata Yamaha team

Fresh from a very profitable day of testing carried out in Portimao, following an equally positive round on the Nevers Magny-Cours circuit three weeks ago, the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team is confident of being able to do well also in Jerez de la Frontera, of the twelfth round of the season, the last in Europe.

Alex Lowes celebrated his third podium this year in France and therefore arrives in Spain very optimistic, with the aim of taking a further step forward with his YZF-R1, to improve his placing so far achieved on this track, or seventh place.

“Jerez is a track that I really like” – he began alex lowes – “We had a very productive test in Portimao and my feeling with the R1 is good. We have made a really good improvement on the bike over the year and this is shown in our results. The test was a further step forward and we found very positive improvements which allowed us to have greater confidence when driving. It was nice to stand on the podium with Michael at Magny-Cours and it was a reward for all the team's effort, so I'm looking forward to continuing this good moment and finishing the season in the best possible way, of course, trying to get on the podium again! ”

Michael van der Mark instead he can boast a good record on the Jerez circuit, thanks to a podium in 2015 with Honda, so he aims to join his teammate on three seasonal podiums.
“After doing a lot of testing this winter in Jerez and having made some progress with the bike during the season, I can't wait to see how we go there. It's a track where I have good memories, and we're in a pretty strong position after the good results achieved in the last three races and after a very productive test at Portiamo. My mission will be to fight for the positions that count and obviously for the podium!”