Bautista confident to fight for good result at Laguna Seca after making progress in Germany

Team GO&FUN Honda Gresini rider Alvaro Bautista heads directly from the Sachsenring circuit in Germany to the United States this week as the MotoGP World Championship hits the halfway stage with an exhausting trip across the Atlantic.

The Laguna Seca circuit will provide another stern test of the team’s progress so far this year, with Bautista heading west on the back of a solid ride in Germany that has gone some way to making up for a poor run of results at Mugello, Barcelona and Assen.

Alvaro Bautista “It wasn’t an easy weekend in Germany, but we came out of it with a positive result. I found more confidence with the bike around most of the track, but I was losing too much time in the second sector and we didn’t manage to fix it in time for the race. Anyway, we made some positive steps in certain areas and certainly improved on Assen. It has helped lift morale in the team and now we go to another tricky circuit in Laguna, with its elevation changes and blind corners. It is a tough track, but we will do our best to adapt quickly. We struggled with the suspension here last year, but we have made some good progress in this area since then and I am sure that if we are methodical in our work we can make sure we have a competitive RC213V to race on Sunday. I am confident, because the team is working well and this makes me think we can be fighting for a good result this weekend.”

Fausto Gresini “The result at Sachsenring came on the back of two difficult days of practice and it gives us a nice boost going to America. This is an important stage of the season and we need to keep making progress if we are going to get to where we want to be. Laguna Seca is a difficult track and we know that, but I am sure that Alvaro and the team will be doing everything they can to get the best possible result. We need to make sure we are competitive again and put a difficult month behind us.”

Source: Gresini Racing