Bradley Smith is hopeful changes made to his Tech 3 Yamaha M1 in the post-race test in Barcelona can aid him in the opening laps of the Dutch MotoGP race at Assen. Currently the top satellite rider in the 2015 standings, Smith has pinpointed the opening seven laps of races where he struggles most with braking late and maintaining corner speed. Although rain started falling just 90 minutes into the Monday test at Montmeló, limiting riders to 25 laps or less, Smith ended the day fastest as he experimented with settings that allow him to push at 100 percent early on in the race. “In the Barcelona test, although it was just 18 laps, we tried something to help me in the beginning of the...
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