In MotoGP’s ever-expanding race calendar, a return to Brazil has always been pinpointed as a key event to give the sport opportunity to flourish and relay roots in South America.
Fabio Quartararo, Franco Morbidelli and Petronas Yamaha team principal Razlan Razali discuss cancellation of Qatar MotoGP and postponement of round two in Thailand.
Will Fabio Quartararo make history this year by becoming the first rider from a satellite Yamaha team to win a MotoGP race - or might it be team-mate Franco Morbidelli? Both Petronas Yamaha riders signed off the 2020 pre-season with strong race simulations on the final night in Qatar.
Despite topping the timesheet on the second day of the Qatar MotoGP test, Fabio Quartararo feels he still isn’t ready to race with his Petronas Yamaha as he looks to utilise tomorrow’s final day of pre-season action.
- In an interview with Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, he reveals Kawasaki requested a MotoGP wildcard entry for its Superbike team but were turned down by the series organisers. Ezpeleta also expects to retain its six current MotoGP manufacturers in the next round of factory contracts.
Petronas Yamaha may have already lost star rider Fabio Quartararo to the factory Yamaha team from 2021, but the satellite squad has quickly been linked to high profile options Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo which team principal Razlan Razali sees as “tricky but interesting at the same time”.
The Sepang test timesheet might look like it was the perfect day for Fabio Quartararo on his debut with the 2020 factory Yamaha, but he remains hungry for more time on the bike before being confident with the updated package.
Fabio Quartararo began the first day of official 2020 MotoGP testing on top of the timesheets at Sepang, but was still using last year's Petronas Yamaha.
At last November's Malaysian MotoGP, it was announced that rookie star Fabio Quartararo would join Petronas Yamaha team-mate Franco Morbidelli in having 'A-Spec' machinery for 2020.
In preparation for the Sepang pre-season test, Petronas Yamaha SRT has revealed its 2020 MotoGP colours with Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli. The Sepang-based team impressed in its rookie MotoGP season in 2019 by storming to both the independent riders’ and teams’ titles.
An iron-man effort by Niccolo Canepa carried the #7 YART Yamaha to victory in a rain-shortened inaugural Sepang 8 Hours, round two of the FIM Endurance World Championship.
Petronas Sepang Racing Team chief Johan Stigefelt concedes after exceeding expectations this year the targets are higher and therefore the pressure will increase on its three teams across the Grand Prix classes in 2020.
Franco Morbidelli may have taken six poles at world championship level in grand prix, but Thursday's EWC pole position at the Sepang 8 Hours was a very different experience.
Full combined qualifying results from Thursday at the inaugural Sepang 8 Hours endurance event, where each rider took to the track for two sessions, as part of a 'blue', 'yellow' or 'red' group.
Track action at the inaugural 2019 Sepang 8 Hours Endurance World Championship event began with a private testing session from 9am-4pm on Wednesday. A two-hour Free Practice will now be held before the Wednesday action concludes with a night Free Practice, from 7:30pm-9pm.