Mandalika motogp test the cream rises

We could see that Saturday’s Tests in Mandalika were seriously underway because Brad’s binder’s name was at the top of the timesheets for most of the day. The timekeeper was already well short of Pol Espargaro’s best time on Friday and reached 1:31.814 on his third pit exit......

Mandalika Motogp Sweeping the Circuit

It was a good day for the eye-catching headlines at Mandalika. Pol Espargaro ended the day with a hot lap that put him under the WorldSBK Superpole by four tenths of a second. Among the first six were six different manufacturers. The management of the first day has changed ownership several times.....

Sepang Motogp Test Making Changes

In ten years, between 2011 and 2020, the driver who achieved the fastest time in Sepang has only won the MotoGP title twice: Casey Stoner in 2011 and Marc Marquez in 2014. this statistic is complicated by the fact that there were two Sepang Tests between 2011 and 2015-I ran the fastest in both.....

Sepang MotoGP Test Friday Notes

The pit lane is finally open, if only for some teams – Yamaha and Suzuki in particular- to show off their new paint finishes, and we are starting to take a first look at the new parts that some factories have to test. The new Yamaha livery is difficult to distinguish from last year’s,.....

Sepang MotoGP Test Aeros and Engines

Should we declare MotoGP Aprilia 2022 champions after Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales finished the first day of the MotoGP test in Sepang in the first two places? Apparently not. The Aprilias already had extra time in Sepang, Maverick Viñales spent two days on the track during the Shakedown.....