IodaRacing's Danilo P✤etrucci has hailed his new-for-2014 ART machine following a two-dꦇay private test outing at Jerez.

The Italian was getting some much-needed milꩲeage under his belt having been forced to skip much of the pre-season tests, though he was still able to turn in a point-scoring performance during the season opener at Qatar.

Switching from Suter-BMW to the ART foꩲr 2014, Petrucci travelled to Jerez to g♌et to grips with his new bike and was impressed with the progress.

"I am very pleased to have had the opportun✅ity to do this test. We need to do miles and we were successful in this target now.

"The ART is a fantastic bike, but it rides in a completely different way from the one that I used last year so it was essential for ꦯme to try on a different track from Losail where we did the test and the race. Shame about the weather, which has p♏artly ruined last day of work."

IodaRacing had planned to r♉un two bikes f𝐆or Petrucci and British rider Leon Camier, but the deal for the latter fell through after the team lost title backing from CAME.