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Valencia Test: Tech3 'proud, lucky' to have Lecuona
Could Iker Lecuona be on course to do 'a Quartararo' in the 2020 MotoGP season? Like Fabio, the Spaniard steps up to MotoGP with as both the youngest of next year's rookies and with the least impressive Moto2 record, in Lecuona's case only two podiums in the intermediate class.
Valencia Test: Iannone fire: We pushed a little over the limit…
Andrea Iannone literally found himself in the hot seat at Aprilia when the engine on his RS-GP exploded on the Valencia main straight, during the final day of this week's MotoGP test.
Crutchlow: They took my guys, not giving them back
Cal Crutchlow has expressed disappointment at Honda’s refusal to return three engineers that left his corner of the LCR garage at the close of 2018, feeling they “should make me stronger, not weaker.”
Valencia Test: Binder: Pol data 'incredible, insane' - Pedrosa help
Rookie Brad Binder spoke of his admiration for the way Pol Espargaro rides the RC16 and appreciation for help from Dani Pedrosa at the end of his debut test as a factory KTM MotoGP rider.
Valencia Test: Marquez: I want fastest bike, not easier bike
If the other Honda MotoGP riders hoped Marc Marquez might push for an easier handling bike for the 2020 season, they probably shouldn't hold their breath.
Valencia Test: Alex Marquez: Solid day, many laps
Alex Marquez chipped half-a-second from his lap time during a trouble free second day as a Honda MotoGP rider, at the Valencia test. The 2020 Repsol Honda signing, based in the LCR pits for this week's test, had fallen on only his eighth lap on Tuesday.
Dovizioso: Ducati chassis different step than past
At the end of most campaigns comes hope. For Andrea Dovizioso a new chassis tested throughout Tuesday offered up plenty of that, with the Italian stating the component is a “different step [forward] than the past.”
Vinales tops Valencia test, but 'still 8km/h difference'
Despite leading an all-Yamaha top three and setting the best time of the Valencia MotoGP test with the 2020 prototype, Maverick Vinales joined team-mate Valentino Rossi in urging the factory to keep
Valencia Test: Rossi pushing for 'another step' from Yamaha
Valentino Rossi welcomed the latest modifications to Yamaha's 2020 MotoGP prototype, delivered to The Doctor and team-mate Maverick Vinales for this week's Valencia test, but warned they don't go far enough.
Valencia Test: Quartararo eager to try 2020 Yamaha
Quickest on day one, Fabio Quartararo signed off the Valencia MotoGP test with second on the timesheets, while trying some set-up changes to his Petronas Yamaha.
Valencia: Suzuki: Rins, Mir 80% satisfied with new engine
Suzuki’s technical manager Ken Kawauchi says it remains too early to lockdown its 2020 engine specification choice but both Alex Rins and Joan Mir are “around 80% satisfied” with the new prototype following the two-day Valencia MotoGP test.
Valencia: Miller takes on Petrucci test duties with 2020 Ducati
With Danilo Petrucci ending his post-Valencia Grand Prix test after just 10 laps on Tuesday, Jack Miller has been given the bulk of his testing programme for Ducati as he got to grips with the Italian manufacturer’s prototype GP20.
2019 Valencia MotoGP test - as it happened
Following Sunday's season-ending Valencia MotoGP race, riders and teams have returned to the circuit to start their 2020 preparations in earnest with a two-day official test.
‘New Suzuki engine smooth, turns better’
Joan Mir enjoyed a positive first contact with a host of new items Suzuki has brought to the MotoGP test at Valencia, including a new engine and parts aimed at improving aspects of the GSX-RR’s current chassis.
Espargaro: Very different chassis retains KTM DNA
Pol Espargaro has insisted KTM is retaining its DNA despite publicly debuting a much-revised chassis at the MotoGP Valencia test on Tuesday that strayed from the round tubular-steel design that it has used across a host of disciplines.
Valencia Test: Alex Marquez: 'Feeling good' after 'rookie mistake'
Under the spotlight after his newly-announced Repsol Honda MotoGP deal alongside older brother Marc, the pressure on Alex Marquez ramped-up further when he sent his RCV tumbling through the gravel on only his eighth lap at Tuesday's Valencia test.
Valencia Test: Marquez: New engine, strange fall, Alex out too early
Marc Marquez spent much of the opening day at the Valencia test as the quickest non-Yamaha rider, despite a 'very strange' lunchtime fall that left a 2020 Honda prototypes in pieces.
Valencia: Rossi: New crew chief, new bike
As he starts preparations for his 25th grand prix season, a range of technical novelties - and a new crew chief - greeted Valentino Rossi on day one of the Valencia MotoGP test.
Vinales: A good start
Maverick Viñales was hesitant to get overly excited by an array of new Yamaha parts he tested at Valencia on Tuesday, which included a new engine and different chassis.
Valencia Test: Quartararo fastest, falls, carbon swingarm debut
Fabio Quartararo set the pace during day one of the Valencia MotoGP test, despite a fast fall from his Petronas Yamaha.
2019 Valencia MotoGP test - as it happened
Following Sunday's season-ending Valencia MotoGP race, riders and teams have returned to the circuit to start their 2020 preparations in earnest during a two-day official test.
MotoGP: Repsol Honda explains Alex Marquez signing
Seven years after signing Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda has hired another MotoGP rookie for 2020 in the form of his younger brother Alex.
Official: Alex Marquez gets Repsol Honda MotoGP ride
It's official: Repsol Honda will have a double Marquez line-up next season, with Alex stepping up to MotoGP alongside older brother and reigning six-time champion Marc.
Valencia: 'Alex Marquez deserves Repsol Honda seat, Zarco doesn't'
There are those who believe Johann Zarco should have been given the vacant Repsol Honda MotoGP seat for 2020, rather than Alex Marquez. But Aleix Espargaro certainly isn’t one of them.