Alvaro Bautista is chasing a return to the top of a familiar podium this weekend as he prepares for his second home round of the season at Jerez on the Aruba.it Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Marco Melandri is hoping solutions trialled during last week’s Misano test will put him in a stronger position for this weekend’s World Superbike Championship at Jerez.
Alex Lowes is confident his PATA Yamaha R1 will be more favourably suited to the Jerez circuit as he looks to get back to the WorldSBK podium this weekend.
Yuki Takahashi has already accepted acting as stand-in for the injured Leon Camier at the Jerez World Superbike round will act as a tough test but is eager to provide valuable feedback and information to the Moriwaki Althea Honda squad.
Loris Baz is eyeing World Superbike Championship podiums this season as he prepares for his return to the series with Ten Kate Racing, the Frenchman’s appetite for success having been whetted by his first test on the new Yamaha.
Leandro Mercado has confirmed he will return to World Superbike Championship action at Jerez having been forced to miss the last three events through injury.
Loris Baz says his first impressions of the new Ten Kate Racing-prepared Yamaha are positive as he brushed off the effect of the wet weather that hampered his R1 debut.
Jack Miller and Aleix Espargaro continue to hold opposing views over their late-race clash at Jerez. At Le Mans on Thursday, Miller said that the Aprilia rider had been 'extremely rude' on the flight home from the Jerez test:
Remy Gardner’s Spanish Moto2 Grand Prix ended on the exit of turn one when the Australian, who looked set to fight for his second podium of the season, highsided from his SAG team Kalex.
Having missed the remainder of the Spanish MotoGP due to a foot injury in Saturday's final practice session, Andrea Iannone was also forced to abandon a planned return at Monday's post-race test.
Four races into his MotoGP career and rookie Joan Mir is discovering more of the secrets of the premier-class. After an impressive eighth on his debut in Qatar, the Suzuki rider has failed to score since, including a fall in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.
Valentino Rossi took another small step down what he has warned could be a long road to restoring Yamaha to the top of MotoGP, during Monday's post-race test at Jerez.
Pol Espargaro has been given a timely boost testing out new engine configurations for KTM but accepts the introduction of the specification will be delayed until the Austrian brand can ensure the prototypes can be made reliable.
Suzuki became the fifth MotoGP factory to debut a swingarm attachment when the tyre cooling/downforce device was fitted to the GSX-RR of Alex Rins during Monday's post-race test at Jerez.
Maverick Vinales has conceded his Jerez test was largely fruitless with no breakthroughs on Yamaha’s rear tyre traction issues which has plagued its performance.
Fabio Quartararo has been able to shake off any lasting frustration from his mechanical retirement at the Spanish MotoGP by topping the Jerez test with a new lap record.
Supersub Mattia Pasini gets call-up to ride for a third different Moto2 team in as many races, this time in place of the injured Khairul Idham Pawi at Petronas.
Following Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, the first official in-season test of the season is being held back at the Jerez circuit on Monday. Testing takes place from 10am to 6pm.
Following Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, the first official in-season test of the season is being held back at the Jerez circuit on Monday. Testing takes place from 10am to 6pm.