Former world champions Thomas Luthi and Sam Lowes have topped the time sheets on the opening day of the official pre-season Moto2 test at Jerez, with the Swiss rider finishing the day 0.118 ahead of the Brit. The first opportunity for many of the field to run together after a number of private tests, with Luthi emerging top of all the day’s sessions on the 2016-spec Kalex machine. However, Lowes was left positive after finding his time despite concentrating on longer runs on the bike, building on the work he did last week at a private test at the Spanish track. “It’s been a really good first day, we tested some new parts for Kalex and Ohlins and we worked a lot on used tyres. I’m...
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