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Sepang MotoGP Test (2) Preview – Intrigue Abounds Despite a Missing Marquez

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Sepang MotoGP Test (2) Preview – Intrigue Abounds Despite a Missing Marquez

MotoGP returns to the track at Sepang in just a few hours, and the second test at the Malaysian circuit offers just as much intrigue as the first did. Interest at Sepang 2 centers on notable absentees, Ducati's plans, and progress made so far. There is much to watch in Malaysia. One thing we...

Published on February 27 2014, 17:57
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What did we learn from the first proper MotoGP test of the new era of Michelin tires and spec-electronics? More than we hoped, yet less than we think. A quick run down on the state of play after Sepang, with more to come over the following days. Michelin The riders approached the Sepang test... 

Weather wise it was a difficult day for the teams with the track temperature approaching 60 degrees at times leading to a lack of grip which meant it was impossible for any rider to post a time comparable to the previous test here at the Malaysian circuit. In fact Rossi's best lap of 2'00.414... 

The engineers have had two weeks to pore over the data from the first MotoGP test at Sepang, identify problems, analyze strengths, and find more ways to go faster. Their analyses have been translated into designs, into new parts, into yet more software, ready to put their theories into practice.... 

Continuing our look at how the MotoGP riders stack up so far, we already reviewed the top eight in the championship, from Marc Marquez to Andrea Iannone, and now we pick up where we left off, reviewing the bottom half of the championship standings. We start with Stefan Bradl who is ninth the... 

Despite being exhausted from a full weekend (make that a complete season) of testing, the entire MotoGP grid was once again out in force on Monday, turning the first laps of the 2015 preseason (full times here). All except Nicky Hayden, that is, as Honda have brought only one RC213V-RS to... 

Sepang Test Two, Day Three: Final Times Yamaha Factory Racing's Valentino Rossi and Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa concluded the second Sepang MotoGP™ test with an identical 1'59.999 lap time, as preparations for the 2014 season continued in Malaysia. Meanwhile, after testing concluded the Ducati... 

Although the Repsol Honda team tested at Brno in mid-July at the beginning of the summer break, both Marc Marquez and Sunday's race winner Dani Pedrosa will again be present on Monday as they work on the evolution of their Honda RC213V prototype. Their rivals from the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team...