Leon Haslam continued to show that he has quickly got to grips with the Ducati on his return to the Italian manufacturer as the ‘Pocket Rocket’ ended the Bennetts British Superbike Championship R&G Official Test at Donington Park second overall on the combined times for the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing team.
Haslam ended the two-day test just 0.320s off the pace-setting lap of Ducati rival Glenn Irwin, but was feeling confident that they still have more to find as the Championship moves to the final pre-season test at Oulton Park next week.
Haslam said: “Testing has honestly been good; it has been a bit of a new me and I have been quite calm. We have been finishing sessions early and not throwing any new tyres at it and with Wilf we have been making big, big changes. We have really been gathering data for what I need and like and instead of making one or two mil changes we have been making like 10 or 15 mil changes.
“It has been good here, a bit like Navarra was and we have gathered a lot of good information. The first session of the test we were like P1, so it wasn’t about finding a lap time, it was more about understanding the changes we were making.
“It has been really positive, we ended P2 overall and at the same time we never really bit the screen and went for a time attack, so I feel pretty good now ready for Oulton Park.”