LCR E-TEAM COMPLETE FIRST TEST SESSION IN JEREZ

After many years of successes across the classes in the MotoGP World Championships, LCR embarks on a new adventure in 2019, with the creation of the LCR E-Team, which will take part in the inaugural MotoE World Cup. The squad lines up former MotoGP stars Randy de Puniet and Niccolò Canepa, and the popular duo got their first taste of their new Energica Ego Corsa machinery at the Jerez circuit in Spain this weekend and both were impressed with the brand new machine – one which neither has had previous experience of.
The MotoE World Cup takes place at five MotoGP events in 2019, with 18 riders doing battle on identical machinery. They will get another chance to test at Jerez in March and April, before the season begins alongside the MotoGP race at the legendary Spanish venue in May.

Lucio Cecchinello (LCR E-Team Principal): “I am completely satisfied with how this first test with the MotoE bike has gone. Our riders Randy and Niccolò have performed extremely well in the circumstances, and were always towards the top of the timesheets across the sessions. Unfortunately, the weather conditions weren’t great for us, and the track was never completely dry which meant they couldn’t push the bike to its limit”.“Everybody is very impressed by the motorcycle, the technology and the performance levels. We now look forward to the next test in March and we will do our best to be prepared for an exciting season in MotoE.”

Randy De Puniet: “The first test with the MotoE bike was really interesting, although we have been a little unlucky with the weather. There wasn’t too much time on track, and for the teams with two riders like us, the organizers provided only one bike available to share for this first test session. That meant we had to change things around a lot and we got less time than the teams with only one rider”.

“Despite this, the feeling was good, and the pace was also good. We are confident, and given that this was the first time with the team the atmosphere was great. My team-mate is cool so I think we can do good things next year!”
“There are still two more tests before the first race next year. We have time to improve, and by then we will have one bike each which will make working easier and allow us to improve our lap times. As things stand, it’s already good.”

Niccolò Canepa: “I’m really happy with these first days of testing and the first contact with the MotoE bike and the LCR E-Team. It was a fantastic experience, despite the unfortunate weather and the fact that Randy and I had to share a bike. We enjoyed ourselves and first impressions were positive. We were quite quick throughout and got to find out a lot about the bike, and we’re still not getting 100 percent out of it so we will have to work hard in the other two winter tests to adapt it to my riding style”.
 “I’m sure the championship will be entertaining and we will be able to fight for the top positions. Thanks to the LCR E-Team team and their crew who have done some excellent work this week. I can’t wait to get together again for the next test!”

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