Valentino Rossi concedes the pace of both VR46 academy riders Franco Morbidelli and Francesco Bagnaia at the Sepang test has worried him but he is also delighted to see his setup producing results earlier than expected.
Franco Morbidelli says racing against Valentino Rossi in MotoGP “is an extreme source of motivation” while he was impressed by the pace produced by rookie and fellow VR46 academy graduate Francesco Bagnaia at the Sepang test.
Rookie Francesco Bagnaia thinks he has only understood 65% of what it takes to become a MotoGP rider, but that was still good enough to finish second fastest - under the all-time lap record - during this week's official Sepang test.
Andrea Dovizioso has become the latest name tempted into an F1-MotoGP switch following Marc Marquez and Lewis Hamilton trying new disciplines this year – La Gazzetta dello Spo
Monday at Valencia was a time for Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna to weigh-up the 2018 MotoGP season and look ahead to 2019, which starts with testing on Tuesday.
A dream day at Sepang for Valentino Rossi's VR46 squad saw Francesco Bagnaia crowned as the team's first ever world champion and team-mate Luca Marini claim his debut grand prix win.
Mattia Pasini claimed pole position in qualifying for the Moto2 Australian Grand Prix, while Francesco Bagnaia starts 16th with Miguel Oliveira an even more distant 20th.