Ducati has unveiled its 'Christmas surprise': Five different limited edition Panigale racing replicas inspired by the liveries of its top five riders in this year's MotoGP, WorldSBK and WorldSSP championships.
After a tough Qatar, Luca Marini returns to the scene of an impressive performance at the Mandalika test. Marco Bezzecchi will renew top rookie quest, 'curious' to see how much of a boost the prior testing knowledge will be.
Luca Marini says 'braking and corner entry' are the most important facets of MotoGP, therefore finding a better 'engine brake compromise' is the Ducati rider’s main aim for next month’s season opener in Qatar.
Marco Bezzecchi says adapting to the speed of MotoGP, adjusting the brakes on track and seeing his pit board 'was really tough at the beginning'. Feels significant progress has been made in Mandalika.
The Moto2 Styrian Grand Prix was decided after the flag when Jorge Martin was demoted a place for exceeding track limits, handing Marco Bezzecchi a maiden intermediate class win.
Team-mates giving each other a tow has become a regular sight at the end of Moto2 and Moto3 qualifying. But in the case of Sky VR46, such formation riding is used for much more than the occasional slipstream to try and start higher on the grid.
Marco Bezzecchi will join Luca Marini in the Sky Racing Team VR46 Moto2 line-up for the 2020 season, while Andrea Migno returns to Valentino Rossi's squad in the Moto3 World Championship class, alongside Celestino Vietti.