As MotoGP heads off from its annual winter Sepang residency, this year’s pre-season shakedown and test had plenty of focus points going into it and even more coming out.Ducati demonstrated its new weapon will remain the standard as a number of its riders went under the lap record with ease.Continue Reading
After an initial try-out of the Ducati GP23 at Valencia last year, Marquez got his first proper opportunity to acclimatise to his new bike during a three-day test in Malaysia this week.The Spaniard ended up sixth on the timesheets on the final day of running, finishing just under six tenthsContinue Reading
Aprilia has debuted an updated version of the RS-GP in pre-season testing at Sepang, with a lot of work put in on introducing new aerodynamic devices on the bike.Espargaro finished a strong fifth on the final day of the test, and was the top non-Ducati rider on the timesheets asContinue Reading
Under a cloudy sky that provided cooler conditions for the start of the track action, the two-time MotoGP world champion’s 1m56.682s remained the time to beat throughout the day, with several challenges coming up short over a single lap attack.Opening day pacesetter Jorge Martin came closest to toppling Bagnaia withContinue Reading
Honda heads into 2024 with the aim of arresting a period of decline that has seen it slump to the bottom of the standings in the last two seasons and lose its star rider Marc Marquez to Gresini Ducati.The Japanese marque has been working hard over the winter to deliverContinue Reading
Miguel Oliveira, Trackhouse Racing TeamPhoto by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Red Bull KTM Factory RacingPhoto by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Michele Pirro, Pramac RacingPhoto by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Tech3 GASGAS Factory RacingPhoto by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport ImagesContinue Reading
Last year’s championship runner-up Martin set a time of 1m57.951s on the GP24 Ducati to head Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta by 0.269s following eight hours of running on a hot and sunny day in Malaysia.It was Raul Fernandez who grabbed the top spot early on for the new Trackhouse teamContinue Reading
Honda has previous history of working with Kalex, a German engineering company that is predominantly involved in Moto2 and whose chassis are used by the majority of the grid.Last season, Honda commissioned Kalex with a supply a chassis for the RC213V that at time was campaigned by Marc Marquez andContinue Reading
MotoGP has become increasingly reliant on aerodynamics since Ducati introduced winglets to its Desmosedici in 2015, and it has now become a key battleground in the race to build the fastest bike.Although aero development has already been a subject of criticism from various quarters, some manufacturers appeared to take thingsContinue Reading
Having got his first taste of the Honda RC213V in Valencia last year, Zarco got another opportunity to test the bike during last week’s official shakedown test in Malaysia, as he took full advantage of MotoGP’s new concessions system to get two days of running under his belt.Much to everyone’sContinue Reading