
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...
Today was the third and final day of testing for the Ducati Team at the Phillip Island circuit. The Australian session had been organized by IRTA and Bridgestone with the specific aim of developing the Japanese tyres in view of the Australian Grand Prix in October, and it was reserved for the...
Phillip Island is a very special race track. That has an upside – it rewards courage and talent, and has provided some spectacular racing – but it is also special in the more pejoratively euphemistic sense of the word. It challenges not just the riders, but motorcycle designers and racing teams...
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...
Phillip Island always delivers. If you came to the track on the edge of the world hoping for a spectacle, you got more than your money's worth. Three stunning races at arguably the greatest racetrack in the world. Three races which really mattered: with just two rounds left after Phillip Island,...
What did we learn from the Phillip Island MotoGP test? We learned that the rule changes for 2016, new electronics and Michelin tires, have made learning anything from testing very difficult. To borrow a phrase from Donald Rumsfeld, we learned that there are still plenty of known unknowns, and...
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...