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Mar252024 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Yamaha in Portimao on a private test

The Yamaha team stayed on the track in Portimão on Monday, as they had a private test scheduled. At the moment, not much is known about the course of this. According to the picture published by the journalist Simon Patterson, some of the innovations that were tested today by the factory racers Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins are already visible. https://twitter.com/denkmit/status/1772221200149696818?t=HiuOtU-JJ_xMGseOAn6puA&s=19 At the Japanese manufacturer, they are determined to catch the best competitors. A private test is allowed to Yamaha as part of the new concession rules. They also have the same benefits at Honda, which they tested in Jerez before the last race. Yamaha will want to use innovations to convince Fabio Quartararo to stay in the team. The contract of the Frac racer, like most, expires at the end of this season. Because of someone

Feb202024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bagnaia broke the lap record at the end of testing

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The factory Ducati team finished MotoGP winter testing with both riders in the top two places. Francesco Bagnaia, the current world champion, set a new, albeit unofficial, Lusail track record, while teammate Enea Bastianini was 1 seconds behind his time of 50.952:0.120. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia +0.308) was third, and the fourth and highest ranked non-factory team rider was Spaniard Marc Marquez (+0.383), who even held the fastest time of the day for a while towards the end of the test day. Rounding out the top five on the final day was Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia +0.435), who still hasn't fully recovered from the injuries he suffered after falling in Sepang. Bagnaia also achieved the highest measured speed, 351,7 km/h, and the Yamaha racers were not far behind him. Alex Rin

Feb192024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

After the first day in Qatar, Bagnaia is the fastest

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After the first tests in Malaysia, the MotoGP caravan moved to Qatar, where the last pre-season tests take place on Monday and Tuesday. At the Lusail circuit, the teams and riders will be in a hurry tomorrow, and then they will have a short rest until March 8, when the first free practice sessions of the 2024 season will begin at the same venue. In Qatar, Raul Fernandez returned to the motorcycle, who in Malaysia after had to miss the second and third day of testing due to a fall and injury. However, the Italian Franco Morbidelli is still absent, having been injured during training before the start of testing. By the end of the penultimate day, Bagnaia's time was closest to his rival for last season's title, Jorge Martin, and Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro was also close, while Brad Bi finished the day in the top five.

Feb62024 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Despite the progress, Quartararo is not satisfied

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Fabio Quartararo was not very happy after the end of the first test day in Sepang. Despite progress in the powertrain, they are still said to be well behind the best. After the end of the first day, which he finished in third place, the French rider said: "The new powertrain is better than last year, but we still don't use the full potential of the bike. It is much more aggressive this year compared to last year. We focused a lot today electronics." Does the Yamaha rider believe that he could fight for victories from the beginning of the season? "Just fighting for individual victories is not enough for me. The goal is to become world champion again. The racers are very equal with each other, so every little thing decides." "We are in a better position than last year, but I am not sure that I can win with this bike. Najv

Dec22023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Meregalli: We are on the right track

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The 2023 season is extremely challenging for Yamaha, which they ended without a win in the penultimate place in the constructors' standings. Despite many problems last season, team principal Massimo Meregalli believes that better times are ahead for Yamaha. After the end of the test day in Valencia, where Alex Rins tested their motorcycle for the first time, Meregalli spoke to the press about the work done by the team. "We have a long and tiring season behind us, but Tuesday's test was still very important for us. The wind was quite a bit of a problem for us, but we made good use of the 7 hours we were given. Fabio and I mostly focused on three things. The biggest emphasis was on aerodynamics. Secondly, we focused on the powertrain for next season and the new chassis. Alex got used to the bike so quickly that here

Dec12023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Rins: A Yamaha motorcycle is not like a Suzuki

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After the first test of the Yamaha motorcycle, Alex Rins denied that it was similar to the Suzuki. The Spaniard competed for the Suzuki team from his debut in the elite class in 2017 until the end of last season, when the Japanese manufacturer decided to leave MotoGP. This season he played for the LCR Honda team. Despite the fact that he took care of Honda's only victory of the season in Austin, he decided to terminate his two-year contract and transferred to Yamaha. At the first test in Valencia, he completed 54 laps with the new motorcycle and was 1,3 seconds behind the fastest in nineteenth place. Most expected that he would quickly get used to the new motorcycle, as it was supposed to be very similar to the Suzuki, which also used an in-line engine. "This motorcycle is very different from the Suzuki

Nov282023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Puig satisfied with the test: The new motorcycle is lighter, we are still far from Ducati in terms of aerodynamics

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Alberto Puig was satisfied with the course of the first testing for the 2024 season. The team tested a number of innovations, while highlighting the weight reduction of the motorcycle as an important improvement. After the departure of Marc Marquez and many changes within the team, Puig marked today as the start of a completely new chapter. Joan Mir, who took over the role of leading rider after Marquez's departure, and team newcomer Luca Marini tested the new Honda motorcycle prototype for the upcoming season. "Today is a positive day for us. We tried many new things, we are satisfied with most of them. But we still have a lot of work ahead of us, because last season we were far from the best," he said in an interview with DAZN. According to him, the new motorcycle should offer better grip than its predecessor. K

Sep112023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Marini also remained the fastest in the afternoon

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With a time of 1:30.602, Luca Marini finished Monday's test in Misano as the fastest. Maverick Vinales, who was 0,234 seconds behind in second place, was the only one besides Marini to go below the 1:31 mark. The third and fifth times were set by KTM's Brad Binder ahead of Jack Miller. Jorge Martin squeezed between them. Fabio Quartararo, who today tested the new Yamaha powertrain for next year, finished sixth. Like Marquez, he is said to be not the most enthusiastic about the new developments. The Frenchman led the most laps among all the racers in the afternoon. Miguel Oliveira was seventh, and Franco Morbidelli was eighth. Alex Marquez and Raul Fernandez completed the top ten.

Sep112023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Misano test: The fastest Marini in the morning

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Luca Marini set the fastest time of the morning test in Misano. His best time of 1:31.165 was 0,187 seconds better than the winner of both races, Jorge Martin. Third place is currently occupied by Johann Zarco. The most active racer in the morning was Augusto Fernandez, who completed 49 laps. Today's test is very important especially for the two Japanese manufacturers. Fabio Quartararo, with forty-one laps completed, is currently in tenth place, just ahead of Franco Morbidelli. The best Honda racer is currently Takaaki Nakagami in fourteenth place.

Jun212023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Bautista completed the two-day MotoGP motorcycle test in Misano

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After Alvaro Baustista, it is the second day in Misano, where he once again sat on a Ducati MotoGP motorcycle. The Spaniard sat on a MotoGP motorcycle for the first time since 2018, when he left the most elite motorcycle class. The test represented Ducati's reward for the achievements of the past years in the Superbike class, especially last year's world championship title. He completed a total of 110 laps over two days, and his fastest time was 1:32.590, which is not far off the track record of 1:31.868. https://twitter.com/ArubaRacing/status/1671518287157506054 "I'm very happy because compared to yesterday I made a lot of progress," said Baustista after the end of the second test day. "Yesterday I felt very good on the bike, but today it was after we changed the settings a bit