The Australian has scored points on just two occasions this season (Qatar and Portimao), although that’s already better than team-mate Raul Fernandez who is yet to finish inside the top 1♏5. 

The last round in Jerez saw Gardner finish 20th, and while it was a disa♐ppointing race for the Moto2 champion, early contact with Alex Marquez was a big reason for the lack of pace. 

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The KTM rider lost his front-left wing which caused a significant loss of downforce, in fact, Gardner called the bike 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:‘unrideable’ when in that state. 

Asꦯide from struggling in left-♎hand corners, unusual wheelieing became a problem too: "It was wheelieing everywhere but not like a straight wheelie, it would kind of tilt the bike as well and really pull to the right."

With Jerez behind h🐎im, Gardner believes there’s ‘room for a good result’ in Le Mans

Gardner’s last two visits t💙o Le Mans have yielded second place finishes, and although such a result is very unlikely this weekend, the French round is one where a season-best MotoGP fini꧃sh could be on the cards.  

"We are heading to Le Mans for the French Grand Prix with a few point𝔉s to improve following the test day in Jerez," said Ga🔯rdner. 

"I am hoping that the layout will suit the bike better, so if we manage to take some steps, there is room for a good result. I am really looking forward to getting back to the action on Frida✃y in France, my team’s home Grand Prix." 

What to expect from fellow MotoGP rookie Fernandez? 

A big talking point in Jer💯ez was the absence of Fernandez who continues to look displeased with being at Tech 3 KTM. 

The Spaniard made it no secret that he wanted to join the premier class with Yam💯aha, a switch he remains committed to making, however, such a move failed to materialise which seems to be lingering into this season. 

Fernandez has looked like a shadow of the rider that took the championship fight to Gardner as a Moto2 rookie, while also winning the most amount of ෴races. 

Bizarrely, Fernandez was seen riding a scooter around the paddock at Jerez, whilst at times moving without a cast or bandage on his injured hand, therefore raising concerns as to how bad the injur🍬y really was. 

Fernandez has since confirmed his return to action for this weekend, so what are the chances of him scoring points for the 💛first time? 

Fernandez has been close on occasion as he finished 16th in Argentina and 17th in Indonesia, but a lack of consistency and struggles in qualifying have proved difficult to ove🤪rcome. 

Should🌳 that get resolved, then it’s only a matter of time before he scores points. The Spaniard won at Le𝄹 Mans last season which was the second of his eight wins in Moto2. 

Turning his attention to the weekend, Fernandez said: "Before everything, I would like to say a big thank you to all the team at Clinica Luis Banos who helped me with my hand. They did a great jobಌ to allow me to be ready at 100% for the French Grand Prix.&♉nbsp;

"I feel so much better, I am optimistic and ready to get back to racing after two ꧋weekends out. In addition, Le Mans is the home Grand Prix for my team, so I really want to race there. I have good memories from the past season, so let’s see what we can do!"