Suzuki Ecstar rider Andrea Iannone will be trying to use his appreciation for the French Le Mans track, home to this weekend's fifth round of the MotoGP championship, to secure a positive weekend.
The Italian rider's crash in Jerez left him without any further points in the Championship, but the progress made in the two days of testing last week has given him more confidence for the French GP.
The Bugatti circuit is also the track where the GSX-RR got its first podium in MotoGP last year, which give the team more hope because of its adaptability to the tight and technical layout.
“Le Mans is a circuit I like, so I hope I will enjoy it and, most importantly, we will be able to be competitive from the very start,” he said. “It will be important for us to get some points and get back some positive momentum."
"Last week in Jerez we did very intense work testing many things on the GSX-RR. This gave us some important direction on what we can work on. Hopefully this will also help us to finalize a good setup in Le Mans, which is a tight track with many ‘stop & go's.”
