Rodin’s pace has ‘come a long way’ says Loake after ‘positive’ Barcelona test

Rodin Motorsport left the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in good spirits after three days of testing where driver Joseph Loake says they have improved in both Qualifying and race trim. It has been a difficult start to the season for the team having gone without scoring in the first two rounds. But Loake, who completed 91 laps across the final day, believes both he and Rodin have progressed and are in a good position heading into the European leg of the calendar.“I think the test was actually positive,” he started. “We learned a lot about my driving, about the car and everything, I think the whole team made steps forward, so that was nice to see. READ MORE: Boya fastest once again on final day of in-season test in Barcelona “I think the pace was actually very strong as well compared to potentially what we saw towards the start of the year. I think it has been really positive, learning a lot, and the pace seems to have come a long way.”Rodin caught the eye on all three days but most especially in the final session of the test. In an afternoon where heavy fuelled long runs where the plan of action for all the teams, both Loake and his teammate Callum Voisin set times good enough for the top 10.However, while you cannot always read too much into the timesheets in testing, Loake does believe that Rodin’s race pace has taken a step forward.“I'd say the race runs have been really strong out in Barcelona,” acknowledged Loake. “Obviously in Melbourne we showed really good pace as well in the races and hopefully this progress we can continue. Loake says he and Rodin have shown progress after the three days of testing in Barcelona“In Bahrain, we were really slow in race runs, it was probably our weaker area. Of course, Melbourne and now Barcelona, we were quite quick in race runs and tyre management has been a massive improvement as well, which is awesome. “I do think the Quali runs have improved as well to a point. But I think a lot of that is still yet to come from me. The team have made massive steps forward with the car for me, helping me become more comfortable with it and being able to extract more. “But I think all of the silly things you get when you have only driven the car a few times - I am still making a few silly mistakes here and there. In terms of qualifying pace, I think there is more to be had out of myself rather than the team and hopefully we will be at the front soon.”READ MORE: Boya says are Campos ‘ready’ to fight at the front after going fastest on Day 2 of Barcelona testNext up for Loake and Rodin is Imola for Round 3 on May 17-19. Looking ahead to the weekend, he said: “I think Imola is going to be tricky. Obviously, I have never driven the circuit, I didn't do