Moto2 championship contender Sam Lowes has made his debut on the Aprilia RS-GP machine he will ride in MotoGP next season, spending today lapping Italy’s Misano circuit. But, expecting a big step up from the Gresini Kalex machine he currently rides, the Lincolnshire racer says he was pleasantly surprised with just how manageable the GP machine was. “It was a really, really good day – and impressive to get the first feelings on the Grand Prix bike. Obviously it felt very different from the Moto2 bike – its obviously a lot faster, and the carbon brakes feel a lot different as well. “But we got a lot of laps in, and the pace was really good – I actually surprised myself at the end...
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