The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test.

We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.

To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.

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