Andrea Iannone is in Spain awaiting the start of the first free practice session for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, in the far Western corner of Spain,
This weekend's race will be the fourth round of the Championship, the first of a long series of European races.
As a result of recent events, the line-up of the team has changed and Iannone will be racing with Takuya Tsuda this weekend instead of the injured Alex Rins.
“I really hope this will be a positive race for us,” he said. “Last year we did some testing here in Jerez and it left me with a positive feeling. Also the performance wasn't bad. This gives me some real confidence for this race."
"We will need to work hard from the very beginning on Friday to fix some issues we have encountered, but we already have some ideas. I'd really like to end Sunday with a smile on our faces.”
The Team will also be staying in Jerez until Tuesday for two days of testing.
