Feeder class riders back in action

Bengaluru, August 15: After a high-calibre showdown on Sunday at the Red Bull Ring, Moto2 and Moto3 were back out on track for a one day Official Test.

Each garage concentrated on their own specifics, with the majority of the Moto2 grid taking part in the test day and lots of activity out on track. In the lightweight class, present were Red Bull KTM Ajo, Sky Racing Team VR46, the British Talent Team, AGR Team, Peugeot MC Saxoprint, RBA BOE Racing, Platinum Bay Real Estate and Südmetall Schedl GP Racing.

In Moto2, Championship leader Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) had two bikes in the garage to run back-to-back Ohlins comparisons, with team-mate Alex Marquez also working on the suspension, as well as set-up. Their key rivals Italtrans Racing Team worked on geometry and settings, as did Isaac Viñales (BE-A-VIP SAG Team). Teluru SAG Team rider Tetsuta Nagashima was more concentrating on ergonomics, as the Japanese rider settles into racing the 2017 Kalex chassis - which he has now had since Brno, meaning every Kalex rider is now on the new chassis.

In Moto3, one of the biggest focuses was new tyres brought by Dunlop, with two new front compounds and three new rear tyres that are bigger in diameter.

John McPhee (British Talent Team) was one concentrating on tyres, as was Jakub Kornfeil (Peugeot MC Saxoprint) - with team-mate Patrik Pulkkinnen instead using the track time to concentrate on riding.

Now it's time for both classes to get back on the road and head north for Silverstone - and Round 12!