Throughout the 2022 MotoGP season we heard Fabio Quartararo often demanding Yamaha for an engine that generates more power to battle Ducati, however, it’s now KTM’s Brad Binder who’s searching for more power but in a slightly different capacity.
Although significant changes have taken place since the first time he tried the Honda MotoGP bike, Joan Mir feels as though he’s getting to grips with the ‘style’ that’s needed.
Fastest of the four KTM riders at the Sepang MotoGP Test, Pol Espargaro is adamant that the Austrian manufacturer is capable of running at the front on a consistent basis.
‘Absolutely not, I’m even more confused’ was the answer given by Miguel Oliveira when asked if he has a theory for why Ducati and Aprilia dominated the Sepang MotoGP Test.
Although he’s using last season’s RS-GP22 Aprilia bike, second-year MotoGP rider Raul Fernandez has credited the Noale manufacturer for making him feel like a ‘factory rider’.
After finishing day one of the Sepang MotoGP Test as the best non-Ducati rider, Maverick Vinales replicated his impressive performance to lead Aprilia’s charge on the final day.
Johann Zarco says Ducati’s performance at the Sepang MotoGP Test ‘will not be fun for other riders’ going forward, after the Italian manufacturer looked more dominant than ever.
As Honda’s struggles continued at the Sepang MotoGP Test, former LCR rider Alex Marquez claims he was not surprised given the fact ‘they need time’ to turn things around.
As his attempts of adapting to Honda, but also bringing the Japanese manufacturer back into MotoGP contention continue, Alex Rins admits he doesn’t want to turn the RC213V into a Suzuki.
Jack Miller has finally completed his first real time attack simulation of day three at the Sepang MotoGP Test, after suffering a crash at turn one before lunch.
Aleix Espargaro believes Aprilia have found small improvements ‘everywhere without destroying anything’, although he fears it won’t be enough to catch Ducati who again lead the way on day three of the Sepang MotoGP Test.
Francesco Bagnaia says a big change with just over an hour remaining of the Sepang MotoGP Test helped unlock even more potential from his 2023 Ducati machine.
Aleix Espargaro missed out on valuable track-time after crashing at turn 12, while wet conditions throughout Saturday added to the Aprilia rider's misery as dry running was at a premium on the penultimate day of MotoGP testing in Sepang.
Despite the 2022 Ducati winning the MotoGP title in the hands of Francesco Bagnaia and dominating the season for large parts, Pramac rider Jorge Martin believes the Italian manufacturer is well positioned to be the leading brand once again.
With the Sepang MotoGP Shakedown Test in the books, it’s now the turn of all 22 full-time riders to take on the Malaysian circuit, but what can we expect to see?
KTM’s new aero package causing two-time MotoGP race winner Brad Binder to ‘really overload the front on braking’, needs time to find ‘the good set-up’.
Three-time MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira says KTM’s new aero packages are a by-product of Ducati leading the way and forcing everyone into ‘this world’.