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Aleix Espargaro says Honda's new carbon fibre MotoGP swingarm "definitely one step better."

Aprilia's carbon fibre MotoGP chassis "still under development" but not ready to be raced: “It's a completely different animal".

KTM may have fast-tracked the introduction of its carbon fibre frame into MotoGP but it is currently ‘not the priority’ for Aprilia, the only other manufacturer known to be track-testing the composite technology.

Brad Binder took the new carbon fibre KTM chassis to a record-breaking lap time in Friday practice for the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi.

Friday practice results from the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi, round 14 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.

Might Jack Miller have KTM’s new carbon fibre chassis for this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP at Motegi?

It wasn’t only KTM’s MotoGP riders that got to try a carbon fibre frame during Monday’s Misano test, with Aprilia also making their version of the composite frame available to Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales.

Wild-card star Dani Pedrosa came within 0.7s of his first MotoGP podium since 2017 at Misano as he put the new carbon fibre KTM chassis in the wheeltracks of reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia.

Dani Pedrosa put KTM’s new carbon fibre chassis into third on the timesheets during a flying start to his second wild-card MotoGP weekend of the year.

Aprilia caused a stir when Lorenzo Savadori was recently seen with a carbon fibre chassis on the RS-GP during a private MotoGP test at Misano.

Rule amendments for carbon fibre swingarms, testing and MotoGP CAN layout.

HRC technical manager Takeo Yokoyama admits Jorge Lorenzo has been caught in a downward spiral since joining Honda in MotoGP this season. But he's also confident that 'good things will soon happen' for the triple MotoGP champion once he emerges on the other side.

As team boss Herve Poncharal had hinted, Tech3 received a notable update from KTM for the start of the Assen MotoGP weekend in the form of a carbon fibre swingarm for Miguel Oliveira.

Pol Espargaro gave KTM's new carbon-fibre swingarm a promising grand prix debut by featuring near the front on his way to the seventh fastest lap time (+0.495s) during Friday practice at the French MotoGP.

Cal Crutchlow fears his hopes of getting a carbon-fibre swingarm on his Honda RC213V have suffered a setback after factory test rider and wild-card Stefan Bradl was involved in a first lap pile-up at Brno on Sunday.

This winter saw Honda join Ducati in fitting a carbon fibre swingarm to its MotoGP prototype, in place of the usual aluminium.

"When we had the carbon frame in 2009, I believe we had the best bike on the grid" - Casey Stoner.

Ducati's carbon fibre chassis made an instant impact by winning its very first race, in the hands of Casey Stoner, on Monday night's 2009 Qatar MotoGP season opener.

Ducati has confirmed to Crash.net that the new swingarm used during the Qatar MotoGP night test, which concluded on Tuesday, is made of carbon fibre.