Out of work Italian GP500 star Luca Cadalora tested with the Kenny Roberts team yesterday, in an attempt to help rookie David de Gea get on the🦩 pace.

Cadalora ran the Dunlop-shod Modenas KR3 in th𒅌e midst of Michelin rivals, as the French tyre manufacturer granted special permission for the team to gatecrash its private test session at Mugello, and expressed his surprise at the bike's potential.

''I watched the Modenas in practice [for last Sunday's Itali🥃an GP] and it looks quite interesting with its compact engine,'' he said, ''It's a real pleasure to be able to get back onto a grand prix bike, and I'm happy to help Kenny and his te♒am if I can. He has just asked me to lap around on the new bike and, as I have no preconceptions about the bike or the test, I can approach thjis with a completely open mind.''

Cadalora⛦'s last competitive ride came earlier thjis month, as he subbed for the injured Carl Fogarty of the Ducati Superbikle, but the Roberts team had no hesitation in offering him the chance to help its inexperienced Spanish regular.

''This is the only 500 David has ever ridden, but Luca has vast experience,'' revealed team manager Chuck Asland, ''I'm confident that he'll be able🅘 to give us a lot of information tha﷽t we can use to help David and our own development.''