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\u201cIt was a really special day, a day I will never forget,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bike is impressively fast on the straights, but also the power of the brakes to stop the bike is really impressive.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou brake like Moto2, but a lot, lot faster.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it was really a special day. I want to say thanks to everybody: Ducati, VR46, and my team in Moto2. I\u2019m so sorry for Franco, who had to miss the test.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really physical, especially the braking, because you arrive really fast, but the metres you stop the bike are more or less the same [as Moto2].<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe handling I was expecting it to be stiffer, but the bike is light and you can ride it in a really good way, more or less like Moto2.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I didn\u2019t do a lot of laps, so I feel good. Maybe if I did more laps I\u2019d be more tired.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cNow the Moto2 with the Triumph engine, you have to pick it up, you have to do the drive, a lot of corner speed – a bit more than MotoGP, but it\u2019s something similar.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, more or less, the riding style is similar.\u201d<\/p>\n
Next year will be the 24-year-old\u2019s sixth season in Moto2, with his performances so far not doing enough to earn a promotion to the premier class.<\/p>\n
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Asked if he felt this test would boost his immediate MotoGP hopes, he replied: \u201cI don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a present from the team; I really appreciate it.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe it\u2019s more an extra motivation for me to try to do well in Moto2 and try to have the opportunity to ride it more.\u201d<\/p>\n
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