MotoGP, the new Aprilia wants to grow up quickly: ” A project … – The Republic

ROME – A prototype MotoGP entirely designed and built by Aprilia, starting from 4-cylinder engine narrow-V. The Noale company unveiled at the Losail circuit the bike for the new season. Something completely different compared to the middle of last season 2015, that of the return, but the result of the trial of the first year, a laboratory that has been gradually improving. The riders Alvaro Bautista and the German Stefan Bradl, who had already tried the RS-2016 GP in the last test in Qatar.

Bautista: “Soon competitive” – ​​ The Spaniard (number 19 in the hull ) is confident: “We will have to work hard during the race weekends and speed things up, given the few tests. it would be nice to be able to compete in mid-season. Aprilia during the winter has done a great job with the data collected in previous months. I are loaded, I want to return to fight in the best locations. With patience, work and sacrifice we can make it. ” It is echoed by the German (6): “The first contact with the new bike was undoubtedly positive, although it is still early to say too much. The technical Aprilia Racing have done a great job in the right direction, now our task will be to explore the potential of the RS-GP lap after lap. we really full plate, but also a high degree of improvement. at the news of the bike plus the electronics and the tires, aspects of which we have already started to work but require still much development. We get bored, that’s for sure. “

the ad Colaninno:” Experimentation and development “- For Roberto Colaninno, president and CEO of the Piaggio Group,” from the point of view of the Group’s strategies, Aprilia Racing is not only the Aprilia sports team is the most advanced platform for experimentation and technological development for the entire Piaggio Group, which benefit all products and all brands. for this reason , this season 2016 motorcycle livery is clearly the Piaggio Group logo. The technology developed for the racing business is not in fact intended only to racing, but is used to test innovative solutions that will be applied to road products, from sports bikes until the scooter, with the ultimate goal of
improve performance, security and the ability to offer our customers pleasure and fun to drive. “

Albesiano:” an ambitious project “- ” what is about to begin will be for us a season very important. “words of Roman Albesiano, responsible Aprilia Racing.” the new bike mirrors recent tradition of Aprilia Racing, reinterpreting every concept without compromise, and represents the most ambitious project ever made by our racing department. The first responses we have had from the tests are positive, especially from the point of view of the dynamic we had important confirmations from both drivers. We are at the beginning of a long journey. “

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