Eugene Laverty is eager to get his hands on the new Open Honda swingarm, as used by Aspar team-mate Nicky Hayden at Le Mans. Rookie Laverty scored his first MotoGP points with 14th at the French round, but described it as a 'very difficult weekend' as the gap to Hayden grew. “Le Mans was a very difficult weekend and so I'm keen to make amends in Mugello,” Laverty said. “My team-mate made a big step forward last time out having received a new swingarm and I hope to do the same once I receive the update. “I scored my debut MotoGP points last time out and my aim is to continue this forward momentum and try to fight for an Open class victory soon.” While Mugello is not part of the...
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