The likes of Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi didn’t shy away from addressing Marc Marquez’ impressive Ducati debut at the MotoGP test in Valencia.
After finding improved performance with Yamaha’s first specification of its 2023 engine at Misano, Fabio Quartararo was left shocked at seeing no performance gains in Tuesday’s Valencia MotoGP Test relative to the previous 2022 engine, something Franco Morbidelli has since backed him up on.
Miguel Oliveira finished the post-season Valencia MotoGP Test highest of all the riders that changed teams, even though the former KTM rider described it as a ‘strange day’.
‘I had fun, did a lot of laps, happy with the result’ - those were some of the words used by a content Jack Miller after the Australian made his KTM debut at the Valencia MotoGP test.
While it wasn’t change of manufacturer for Enea Bastianini, the former Gresini Ducati rider made his much-anticipated factory debut during Tuesday’s one-day MotoGP test, finishing tenth.
New MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia has credited the VR46 academy for making a huge difference in his career, and that the level of its riders is ‘incredible.
A spectator to the fierce battle between Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia at the Valencia MotoGP, Brad Binder called it ‘pretty cool to watch’, although it cost himself ‘a ton of time’.
Alex Rins gave Suzuki the perfect leaving gift after winning the Japanese manufacturer’s final race in MotoGP at Valencia, a Grand Prix that brought ‘many emotions to my body’, said Rins.
Francesco Bagnaia has officially become Ducati’ second-ever MotoGP world champion and the first Italian to win the title since ‘mentor, leader’ Valentino Rossi.
Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini “might be a challenge” for Ducati to manage in 2023 because they don’t share the close relationship of previous duos, admits Paolo Ciabatti.
A brutally honest Francesco Bagnaia has conceded that mistakes during the early stages of the 2022 MotoGP season made him understand that he had ‘a problem' and that he 'was a rider with good speed but not consistency’.
Whether it would have been enough for pole position at the Valencia MotoGP, Jack Miller felt there was more potential to be shown in qualifying before suffering a turn two crash.
Marc Marquez says he fully understands the situation Fabio Quartararo faces in his battle for the MotoGP title and that any mistake that could lead to contact or worse won't be viewed too harshly from his end.
Francesco Bagnaia is not reliant on Ducati teammate Jack Miller to help him thwart Fabio Quartararo at the Valencia MotoGP - but does want some assistance from his team.
Fabio Quartararo has a steely focus on his own performance at the Valencia MotoGP even if he admitted that luck might be needed to edge Francesco Bagnaia.