Alvaro Bautista’s personal propositions to have a much better season seem to be are already taking shape, as the sole Rizla Suzuki rider took the sixth spot in today’s first day of testing at Sepang.

With 65 laps and a best time of 2’02.422, the Spaniard got the revised GSV-R (engine, chassis) off to a good start. as they usually do in the Malaysian heat. It will be interesting to see if Suzuki has finally sorted out all the problems that continue to plague the bike when ambient and track temperatures are much lower.

Álvaro Bautista on the 1st day of testing:

“Well, it’s been a long time since Valencia and on my first laps I thought Suzuki made a mistake and fitted a 1000cc engine in the bike, it feels so fast after a long break! But, after some easy laps, I began to get my rhythm and to ride comfortably. We did some interesting testing, but to be honest the main thing today was just for me to get back to a normal level, and in the end the bike felt nice and we went quite quick, so I’m happy. I hope the weather stays dry, we have a big list of stuff to test and I know the guys will be working late tonight to prepare everything for tomorrow – thanks to them and I am looking forward to continuing our work.”

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