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After finishing a credible 25th at the Gran Premio bwin De Espana Grand Prix last weekend, Remy Gardner headed to Aragon for a test session in hope of finding a better set-up on his CIP Mahindra, as well as the new Dunlops that all Moto3 riders will use from Le Mans.

Jerez was a tough weekend for all Mahindra riders, with the Honda and KTM Moto3 bikes having a clear top speed advantage. Remy qualified 26th, a heroic effort considering the traffic and that a rider crashed in front of Remy on his fastest lap.

Unfortunately on race day his bike suffered gear selection problems in warm up and during the race, meaning it was simply a matter of bringing the bike home to finish.

Remy left Jerez positive he did his best and headed to Aragon for testing, with a hope to solve the problem of the Mahindra pushing the front.

However, after a whopping 92 laps testing, which is 470km at race pace, the team found some solutions and made a few big steps forward.

“Jerez was tough but I’m very relieved we finished after working so hard all weekend,” Gardiner explained. “The team are fantastic and put a huge effort into everything we do, so we gave it our absolute best shot.

“The Aragon test went very well and we made some great progress forward. We all worked very hard and came back with a lot of good data and some positive solutions. I’m now looking forward to Le Mans next weekend, it should be a fantastic race and I can’t wait to get back on the bike and see how these changes go for us”!

Remy also tested the new Dunlop Moto3 tyres and found the front tyre a big improvement and the rear tyre offering even more grip than the previous tyre, therefore pushing the front more.