Like teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Dominique Aegerter, Gardner was one of the standouts from the second and final day of the official WorldSBK testing at Philli🅠p🅺 Island. 

Race runs were the focus for the former MotoGP rider, and although Gardner was u𓃲nable to completꦐe a full feature length race simulation, the laps he did put together were strong. 

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"It was a good day and a good way to finish the pre-season," 🍸;said Gardner following Tuesday’s action. "We did our first race simulation, although not a full race simulation but we did plenty of laps without stopping. 

"It was good. Honestly, I was quite 𒁃happy with the pace. I need to understand how to control the rear tyre a bit to have good pace at the end but I was quite happy. 

"We didn’t get to manage a really fast lap, just with some red 💛flags and bad timing but this was not the goal of the test. I’m pretty confident."

Gardner finished FP2 fifth behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Locatelli but ahead of six-time world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea, while Aegerter was three tenths faster as he claimed second behind defending champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista. 

When looking at Gardner’s first pre-season as a WorldSBK rider, clear signs are there to suggest he will have a much more enjoyable and successful first season in the series compared to his rookie year in Moto💛GP.

And while he’s shown good pace in order for that sentiment to be shared, it’s the consistent improvements he's made on each opportunity he’s had to ride the R1 which has pleased the Australia🅺n the most. 

When assessing his pre-season, Gardner added: "Good! For me🐼 everyday, every time we start again it’s been a step. Even from the morning to the aft🦂ernoon it’s a step. 

"The most important thing is that we’re moving forward and getting cl🍌oser every time."