Fresh from Moto2 victory at J🍃erez, Mika Kallio and the Marc VDS team held a private test at Almeria - where the Finn made his Moto3 🌼debut!

Kallio, a seven time winner in the previous 12ꦅ5cc class, where he was twice a title runner-up, got the chance to ride team-mate Livio Loi's KTM to try and find a better set-up for the young Belgi🌠an.

"The two-days at Almeria provided an ꦍideal opportunity for us to try seven or eight different thin𒉰gs with the set up, and the results were quite positive. I also got to test Livio's Moto3 bike, just to offer some feedback on his set up.

"I only did seven laps, and it's almost 10 years since I rode a small bike, but I quite enjoyed it. Hopefully, I'll get a cha🍸nce to test it again later in the season.

"Now we head to Le Mans, which isn't one of my favourite tracks as it's 🥃a bit stop start, but it's a circuit that I've gone well on in the past. Hopefully the work we did in Almeria will pay dividends next weekend in France."

Team-mate Tito Rabat leads Kallio by 16 points at the top of the2014 Moto2 standings heading to round five at Le Mans. Rabat, spends a lot of time turning laps at the circuit 🌳between Moto2 races, said:

"To come to Almeria, my favourite circuit, with the team wa⛎s like a dream for me. I really enjoyed the two days, as it was a chance to get to know everyone in the team even better, without the pressures of a race weekend. Also I got to spend some time with Marc van der Straten, our team owner.

"I know the Almeria circuit very well, so it was a great opportunity to see where we can improve with the bike and we are well prepared for Le Man🍃s next week.ꦬ We still have work to do, but the aim in France will remain the same; to win."