
Repsol Honda Press Release: Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa has finished the first day of the three-day tire test in Australia, completing 88 laps (more than any other MotoGP rider) with a best lap of 1'29.961 on lap 43 placing him 4th. Bridgestone brought eight rear slick tires per rider to this...
Lorenzo displayed none of the Sepang tears By MotoGP desk Factory Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo appears to have got over his anger with Bridgestone's 2014 spec tyres as he set the quickest time on day one of MotoGP testing at Phillip Island, chased haes by Cal Crutchlow on the Open class Ducati....
Following last year's Australian Grand Prix - when the premier class race was divided into two halves by pit-stops and the Moto2™ event was shortened, due to the abrasive new track surface leading to severe tyre wear - it was decided to organise this test at the island track which will host the...
MotoGP is heading down under. After the initial excitement of the first test of 2017 at Sepang, the atmosphere at Phillip Island is a little more subdued. The novelty of bikes back on track has worn off a little, and now it's back to the grindstone, the hard work of running through lots of parts...
Honda Racing Corporation Press Release: The second day of testing at Phillip Island again got off to a wet start, but although varied conditions affected the action until around lunchtime, the afternoon finally featured enough dry, sunny weather (with a maximum air temperature of 23° C and track...
Although lap times and bike development are not the focus during testing this week at Phillip Island, the former MotoGP World Champion Lorenzo's best time of 1'29.213 put him top. The riders and teams are working on tire durability and have a specific schedule to follow over the next 72 hours at...
The Factory MotoGP teams of Honda, Yamaha and Ducatiwill be at Phillip Island this week as they and two Moto2 squads engage in testing with a focus on tire wear. Following last year's Australian Grand Prix in which the premier class race was divided into two halves by pitstops and the Moto2...