Luca Marini believes a step was made during the Misano MotoGP test but that a low grip circuit will be the true test as to whether that’s indeed the case.
Despite having retired from professional racing, current MotoGP riders still feel as though Dani Pedrosa has one of the best riding styles in the world.
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.
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.
Marc Marquez may have finished 13 seconds behind Misano MotoGP winner Jorge Martin, but he was still 21.7s faster than the next-best Honda for his best Sunday result of the year.