Italian 250GP star Mattia Pasini made his MotoGP debut at the Brno test session today and, after getting used to the Pramac Ducati and waiting for the track to dry, set a lap time that was a little over three seconds slower than quickest man Jorge Lorenzo.
Pasini currently rides for the Toth Aprilia squad and is fifth in the 250cc World Championship standings, 72 points behind Hiro Aoyama. It was his first crack on the 800cc blue riband bikes and the speed of the things was what surprised him the most.
"It has been a sensational feeling to go so fast. I pass from going 255 km/h on my 250cc yesterday, to the over 300 km/h (305 km/h) of today on the Ducati Pramac Racing bike. During the morning I had to adjust to the bike, but from the afternoon, after the heavy rain that has unluckily limited our learning procedure, I felt at ease and I could push much more," said Pasini.
"It is a really spectacular bike to ride with an incredible power. It doesn't seem so complicated to ride like I heard; on the contrary, it is really comfortable. The biggest different I found compare to my actual bike are the carbon brakes which have a totally different reaction compared to mine. Overall I am very satisfied on how things went today."
