Factory Aprilia riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales gave a thumbs-up to the new Aprilia after the opening morning of 2023 MotoGP testing at Sepang.
Raul Fernandez might be one of the happiest riders heading into the Sepang MotoGP test, as moving from KTM to Aprilia has made the Spaniard feel rejuvenated.
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?
After a ‘great’ Aprilia debut at the Valencia test, RNF team boss Razlan Razali has high hopes for five-time MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira in 2023.
Having kept their 2023 MotoGP aerodynamics under wraps for as long as possible, the latest downforce developments began to emerge during the Sepang Shakedown Test.
Having sealed a partnership with CryptoDATA and MotoGP machinery from Aprilia, RNF team boss Razlan Razali is now close to revealing their new title sponsorship branding for the 2023 season.
KTM MotoGP technical manager Sebastian Risse happy with a rain-interrupted opening day at the 2023 Sepang Shakedown test, which saw new test rider Jonas Folger on track with Dani Pedrosa.
Ahead of 2023 MotoGP testing in Malaysia, spare a thought for the test riders that could be out in the physically exhausting heat and humidity of Sepang for double the number of days compared to the race riders.
Miguel Oliveira says internal restructuring and the Red Bull KTM team’s willingness to replace him with Jack Miller meant ‘we did not have a future together’, despite the Austrian manufacturer attempting to retain him in in the shape of a GASGAS Tech 3 MotoGP seat.
When Johann Zarco saw his Pramac team members lining up for a ride on the Ducati two-seater, on the eve of last October’s Malaysian MotoGP weekend, he jumped into his leathers and joined the queue!
After mounting one of the greatest comebacks in MotoGP history, Francesco Bagnaia’s title success in 2022 has been called ‘even better’ than Ducati’s maiden championship win with Casey Stoner in 2007, according to Ducati CEO, Claudio Domenicalli.
‘I had the worst relationship with Rossi’ - Marc Marquez has opened up about why things turned sour between the eight-time world champion and former MotoGP rival Valentino Rossi.
Enea Bastianini has admitted he must work together with MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia next season, but that when it comes to racing ‘everyone will fend for themselves’.
KTM may have unveiled a new fairing and wings at the Valencia MotoGP test but more aerodynamic developments are in the pipeline courtesy of a new partnership with Red Bull Advanced Technologies.
From thinking about quitting the sport to becoming a factory Ducati rider for the 2023 MotoGP season - a lot has happened in the last six years for Enea Bastianini.