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KTM: Smith finds a fix, Kallio still looking

After discovering changes made for the new RC16 cost them heavily in other areas during the Sepang test, Bradley Smith felt KTM got 'more into the mix' at Buriram. But team-mate and test rider Mika Kallio was less satisfied, the Finn still fighting with the same issues as Malaysia. The riders had been reluctant to say what exactly was the problem while at Sepang, but it has since emerged that efforts to make the KTM less physical to turn have hurt its braking and corner entry capability. "We finished the test in Sepang and weren't quite sure why we didn't have the feeling we had towards the end of last year, where the bike was obviously pushing for the top twelve," Smith said in...
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