WorldSBK Aragon Test: Haslam: Consistency has improved, more areas to explore

Leon Haslam says HRC team still have ‘areas to explore’ regarding CBR1000RR-R Fireblade, but that ‘consistency’ has taken steps forward ahead of the 2021 WorldSBK campaign.
Haslam: Consistency has improved; was a priority for us, more areas to explore

Leon Haslam completes 🃏his final pre-season test of 2021 at Aragon ahead of his second year with the WorldSBK HRC team. 

Like team-mate Alvaro Bautista, Haslam will be looking to lead the HRC WorldSBK projec✤t forward in 2021 by taking the team closer to the top on a more regulဣar basis. 

And following the team’s final pre-season test at MotorLand Aragon, a substantial area that could make that 💫happen is 'consistency', which according to Haslam has improved a lot to this point. 

It was a slow start to the test initially for Haslam and the team, but come day-two the 2018 BSB champion was in the flow of things and highlight💟ed what’s been positive heading into the season’s double header starting on May 21-23.

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Speaking after the two-day test, Haslam added: "Day one was a bit tough🍌 as we worked a lot in the garage and didn’t manage to make many laps☂ over the course of the day, while this afternoon we got a lot of laps under our belt, which was great. 

"We had a lot to get through, but I think we’ve made very good steps with all the items we had to test here. Our consistency has imp🅰roved, and that was a priority for us. The lap times were good also considering the high temperatures, so I’m pretty happy with that and, like I say, the consistency has been better. 

"We ✤have some more areas to explore, but what we’ve done here has all been very positive. Although we haven’t had as much test time at this track as other teams, I think we’re close. 

"Now all we have to do is swi🍌tch our mindset and get into race mode rather than test mode. I’m looking forward to the first races."

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