The Australian was a low-key 15th on the timesheets at the end of Sunday in Indonesia having focused his efforts on race running. His day was almost compromised by a crash early into his first race simulation, however, when the balance of his Ducati GP22 was thrown off when he took onboard a full fuel […]
The reigning world champion ended the final pre-season test of 2022 in Indonesia second overall after posting a 1m31.074s lap late on in Sunday’s session. Quartararo has made his frustrations with a lack of top speed gain with the 2022 M1 known over the pre-season, and said on Saturday that he was struggling more to […]
The six-time world champion ended Sunday’s final day of 2022 pre-season testing in Indonesia 14th having elected against a time attack owing to his right shoulder giving him some pain. Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro topped the test outright with a 1m31.060s, with both riders pleased with the gains HRC has made with its radically revised 2022 […]
The final day of pre-season testing ahead of the 2022 campaign beginning on 6 March in Qatar is currently ongoing at Indonesia’s new Mandalika International Street Circuit. The session began at 9am local time (1am GMT) and will run to 5pm local time (9am GMT), with Honda’s Pol Espargaro currently fastest with a 1m31.060s as […]
After the track surface problems of the opening day of running on Friday in Indonesia, Saturday’s test was a more normal day for the field as they continued their preparations for the 2022 campaign. Suzuki’s day was made more complicated by the fact several of its team members have tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday […]
After problems with the new track in Indonesia on Friday, Saturday’s running ran without any interruption – though the circuit remained filthy off-line. Marini topped the day with a 1m31.289s on his 2022-spec Ducati, with Honda’s Marc Marquez second fastest and Maverick Vinales on the Aprilia third. Read more from the Mandalika Test: The top […]
The one-time MotoGP race winner was one of several riders to crash heavily on Saturday’s second day of testing in Indonesia, with RNF Racing’s Andrea Dovizioso and Tech3 rookie Raul Fernandez also having big offs. Martin, who was ninth fastest on Saturday, crashed in the afternoon at Turn 15 having strayed slightly off-line onto the […]
The 2021 Moto2 runner-up was one of several riders to crash on Saturday in Indonesia, though his was a particularly nasty one. The Spaniard pushed too hard on used rubber and slid off his KTM at around 200km/h, leaving him with bruising to his face and his head. Upset that he couldn’t fit a fresh […]
Quartararo ended last weekend’s Sepang test unhappy as Yamaha failed to make any top speed gains with its bike compared to its 2021 challenger, while little has changed this weekend at the Mandalika test. The Frenchman already said back in November he would not sign a 2023 Yamaha deal until he saw tangible progress with […]
MotoGP made its on-track debut at the new Mandalika International Street Circuit on Friday as pre-season testing resumed ahead of the 2022 campaign, marking Indonesia’s first grand prix motorcycle action since 1997. The day was impeded by poor track conditions due to mud, forcing action to be halted for around 90 minutes on Friday morning […]