
The news that Honda would be building a production racer to compete in MotoGP aroused much excitement among fans. There was much speculation over just how quick it would be, and whether it would be possible for a talented rider to beat the satellite bikes on some tracks. Expectations received a...
Who starts the 2015 MotoGP season as favorite for the championship? The final test at Qatar will give us a much clearer picture of where the factories and riders stand than the last two tests in Sepang. That is in part due to the fact that the factories have had time between the Sepang tests and...
Qatar MotoGP Test Day (Night) Two Quote Machine Bautista Fastest In The Desert Saturday, March 08, 2014 These just in: Aspar Drive M7 DRIVE M7 ASPAR TEAM CONTINUE PRESEASON PREPARATIONS IN QATAR Nicky Hayden completes satisfactory race simulation as Hiroshi Aoyama finds set-up improvements The...
ALVARO BAUTISTA (1'55"232 - 50 LAPS) "In today's race simulation we have collected some very important data to work on during the first Grand Prix weekend, although we still encountered some problems, like in the first two days of testing here at Losail. We are still struggling because of the...
Despite a small crash as he lost the front at turn 4, halfway through the session, Bautista was able to complete his long run of 22 consecutive laps - but he could not manage the pace he desired. Due to the persistence of some grip issues - which the Gresini team will try to overcome during the...
Forward Yamaha's Aleix Espargaro ended the three-day Qatar MotoGP test at the top of the timesheets and was only two-tenths off Jorge Lorenzo's pole record with his 1'54.874 set early in today's session. The Spaniard held off a charge by brother Pol on the Monster Yamaha and his team-mate,...
The test, to be staged across three days from 16:00-23:00 local time, will come as a final opportunity for teams to try out new components and race simulation runs before the opening practice session of the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar on Thursday 20th March. The official riders of...