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Max Biaggi's return to the track and Aprilia at Misano Adriatico raised the enthusiasm of the fans and staff, especially considering the absolutely stellar performance. The second chance to see the six-time World Champion in action is scheduled for the weekend of 2 August when the number 3 RSV4 RF will take on the second wildcard of the season on the Malaysian track of Sepang in the tenth WorldSBK round.
 
Precisely to prepare for this task, Max Biaggi and the Aprilia Racing test team have conducted four days of testing at Sepang. This is a good opportunity for the Roman champion to get his bearings at a track on which he has not raced for ten years and, even then, never astride a Superbike. Unfortunately, the unfavourable weather and a few technical problems prevented Biaggi from carrying out all of the scheduled work, postponing further tests for the race weekend.
 
Max Biaggi:
“Unfortunately, they were some unlucky tests. For three out of the four days we had available, it rained. Of course, I had to take a spill and we also had a couple of technical problems that slowed down my work, but those are things that are just a part of racing. We hope to be more lucky next week. Sepang is still an exciting track, but the only black spot is that I found the asphalt to be rather more bumpy that I remembered it.”

Romano Albesiano (Aprilia Racing Manager):
“Max hadn't been on this track for a long time, so that's why it was important to conduct these tests at Sepang. The nice result from Misano mustn't make us forget that Max has been out of racing for almost three years and certain mechanisms need to be recovered. Now our attention is entirely on next week. Since we can never quite take full advantage of the practice sessions, it will be important to continue our work from these past few days during the race weekend.”