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Miller: GP22 'can be best MotoGP bike by Qatar', Bagnaia 'margin is incredible'
Factory Ducati riders Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia not concerned to see last year's GP21 of Enea Bastianini at the top of the Sepang MotoGP test timesheets.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Remy Gardner: I want to try KTM without traction control
Once back to full fitness, MotoGP rookie Remy Gardner plans to try the RC16 without traction control; 'I spoke to Dani [Pedrosa] about it and he said it’s possible, no drama.'
Sepang MotoGP Test: Quartararo: Aprilia, Honda, Suzuki made 'massive step'
Reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo impressed by 'massive step' from Aprilia, Honda and Suzuki - 'expected more' developments for his Yamaha.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Oliveira: Ducati ‘forced’ everyone into aero world
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’.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Mir: Suzuki ‘clearly improved’ top speed, most race-ready
2020 MotoGP champion Joan Mir says Suzuki have made ‘clear improvements’ to the GSX-RR’ top speed; ‘A little more power is a big help. I expect this advantage to be a lot better’.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Marini: 'I struggled a lot with rear grip', GP21 better?
Echoing the thoughts of Jack Miller after day-one of the Sepang MotoGP test, Luca Marini says the GP21 bike is better at present but the GP22 has ‘a bigger potential.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Binder: Turbulence behind other riders 'insane'
Having never rode anything bigger than a Moto3 in the wet previously, MotoGP rookie Darryn Binder says the first few laps in the rain at Sepang left him 'quite scared'.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Binder: Traction 'our main issue', lap time 'pretty similar'
Brad Binder left a frustrated figure after a disappointing Sepang MotoGP test; 'I had high hopes for this test but we weren’t able to execute. I hate to see myself back in 18th'.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Marquez: 'When I push the speed is there', finishes P8
Marc Marquez finishes the first official MotoGP test of 2022 in eighth, but confesses 'when I push the speed is there'.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Dovi: You must ride the Yamaha like Fabio, it's difficult
After two days of MotoGP testing at Sepang, Andrea Dovizioso concludes there is currently only one way to be fast on the 2022 Yamaha; the Fabio Quartararo way.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Espargaro a second quicker than 2020 with new RS-GP22
Aleix Espargaro claims the new RS-GP22 is a second faster than the last Aprilia MotoGP bike he rode at Sepang, 'but let’s see if it’s enough'.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Bastianini breaks unofficial lap record to finish fastest
Enea Bastianini finishes the Sepang MotoGP test fastest after setting a new unofficial lap record.
KTM changed tactics for 2022: 'New MotoGP bike was not the right philosophy'
'We had a new bike which was not the right philosophy' - why KTM called a halt to its planned 2022 MotoGP bike last June in favour of 'small changes' to the current RC16.
Espargaro, Bastianini set fastest ever Sepang MotoGP laps
Updated: Aleix Espargaro and then Enea Bastianini beat Danilo Petrucci's unofficial 2019 Sepang record early on the final day of the 2022 test.
Sepang MotoGP Test: 'Different issues' leaves Marini limited; 'very stressful'
Luca Marini hopes for a more ‘normal’ day-two at the official Sepang MotoGP test after losing close to five hours of track time.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Miller: GP21 better, but ‘potential with GP22 is greater’
Jack Miller says the potential of Ducati’s GP22 bike is ‘greater’ than the 2021 Desmosedici. Finishes the opening day of MotoGP testing at Sepang 22nd.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Bagnaia finds late ‘step’ after ‘not so easy’ first day
Francesco Bagnaia only 19th on the opening day of MotoGP testing at Sepang; ‘Today was like all first day with a new bike, it was not so easy’.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Binder: Engine maps can make a ‘very big difference’
Darryn Binder says changing MotoGP engine maps "can make a bike that’s an absolute beast to hang on to and that kills you in five laps to a bike that’s really smooth and you can ride for 20 laps."
Sepang on a MotoGP bike is ‘insane’ says rookie Di Giannantonio
Fabio Di Giannantonio calls riding a MotoGP bike around Sepang ‘insane’, recovers from Shakedown illness to complete 42 laps on opening day of test.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Marc Marquez learning 'different' Honda, eye OK after falls
Marc Marquez talks MotoGP comeback, his eye injury and an unfamiliar new Honda after day one of pre-season testing at Sepang.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Espargaro: 22 bike not a ‘revolution’, but ‘I like it more’
Aleix Espargaro claims his feeling with the new RS-GP22 is ‘a lot better’ than that of the 2021 bike after topping day-one of official MotoGP test at Sepang.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Quartararo: Engine similar, 'if you have no power you adapt'
MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo faces a familiar top speed disadvantage on day one of 2022 pre-season testing at Sepang.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Bastianini: GP21 ‘better’ in every aspect than GP19
Fourth on day-one of the Sepang MotoGP test, Enea Bastianini says his Desmosedici GP21 bike is ‘better in every part of the track’ than last year’s GP19 machine.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Joan Mir: Testing important to 'understand' Suzuki future
Testing performance will play a role in Joan Mir's decision on his 2023 MotoGP future.