Pata Honda concludes 2013 programme
The Pata Honda Team has completed its riding programme for 2013, concluding with a three-day test at Jerez in Spain which finished yesterday evening. World Superbike riders Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam went to Jerez on the back of a successful test at Aragon two weeks ago and concentrated on refining the power delivery of their CBR1000RR Fireblade machines.
Jonathan Rea: "After a positive test at Aragon, I really struggled here at Jerez. It's hard to put a finger on our problems but I feel that the character of our engine is quite aggressive and that makes the lap difficult here! We have a few new strategies to implement at our next test in January, which should help. I completed over 200 laps here so now I'm really looking forward to the winter break. I hope to come back in January to make some more progress with the CBR. Happy holidays, folks!!"
Leon Haslam: "I'm actually quite glad that 2013 is over now and we can look forward to a fresh start in 2014. The last three days have been pretty hard but necessary, and while we haven't progressed as much as we would have liked, we know what we need to do. I'm confident that when new parts arrive next year we can make the step that's needed. I'm looking forward to a few weeks off now and getting back to full fitness so that I'm raring to go in January."
