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. Raul Fernandez grabbed the top spot early on for the new Trackhouse team as the test began at 10am local […]
Aerodynamic devices have been gaining prominence in MotoGP for several years now, but manufacturers have taken things up a notch in 2024, as evidenced by pictures coming out of the Sepang International Circuit this week. While all five manufacturers have put extra focus on aero over the winter, Aprilia in particular has introduced some radical […]
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 the Gresini Ducati team. The Japanese marque has been working hard over the winter to deliver tangible improvements […]
Morbidelli has been advised by the doctors to refrain from taking part in any sporting activity for the next three weeks after undergoing further checks in Italy. This means that he won’t be able to return to action until the first round of the season, which is scheduled at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar […]
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 and Joan Mir. That provided […]
In a presentation in Malaysia on Monday, 2021 champion Fabio Quartararo and new Yamaha recruit Alex Rins provided a first glimpse of the paint scheme they will carry on their respective bikes this year. The blue-and-black colour scheme is a carry-forward of the design that was first introduced on the M1 in 2019, when Monster […]
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 complete two days of running. To his own surprise, the Frenchman ended the test with […]
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 things up a notch this […]
Quartararo heads into the new season on the back of Yamaha’s first winless MotoGP campaign in two decades, as the Iwata marque lost more ground to its European rivals in the development race last year. Quartararo had previously given a lukewarm review when he got to sample its 2024 prototype at Valencia last year, having […]
Reigning Moto2 champion Acosta, who will ride a GasGas Tech3 KTM in his debut season in MotoGP, posted the quickest time of the three days of running on the final session on Saturday. The Spaniard’s 1m58.189s was 0.066s faster than KTM test rider Pol Espargaro and over two tenths quicker than Johann Zarco on the top Honda bike. MotoGP’s […]