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Ray hopes to be fast learner, impress on Suzuki MotoGP test debut
Bradley Ray accepts he has a steep learning curve ahead on his Suzuki MotoGP test debut at Sepang but hopes to be “equally impressive” on the GSX-RR.
MotoGP: 2019 Sepang Shakedown Test - Day 2 as it happened
CLICK HERE for live updates from the Shakedown test... Crash.net is at Sepang in Malaysia for Saturday's second day of the 2019 Shakedown test.
2019 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test times - Day 2 (2pm)
Testing takes place from 10am to 6pm, with Yamaha's M1 test team due to join the action this afternoon.
Locatelli named as new VR46 academy coach
Roberto Locatelli has been officially confirmed as a new coach at Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy following the presentation of the 2019 livery for its Moto2 and Moto3 squads.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Kallio: 36 to 66 and 7 different bikes!
It was a day of numbers for KTM MotoGP test rider Mika Kallio at the start of the Sepang Shakedown, as he debuted the #66 in place of his usual 36 and took to the track with seven different machines.
BSB's Bradley Ray lands Suzuki MotoGP test outing at Sepang
Bradley Ray will be given the opportunity to test the Suzuki MotoGP GSX-RR on the final day of the Sepang shakedown test this Sunday.
Marquez “needed” to be back on bike, injury “problematic”
Marc Marquez has thrown his leg over a motorcycle for the first time for almost two months since his left shoulder surgery but says he’s still feeling “problematic” pain after riding a mini bike.
MotoGP: 2019 Sepang Shakedown Test - Day 1 as it happened
Crash.net is at Sepang in Malaysia for Friday's opening day of the 2019 Shakedown test.
'BO55KU' Syahrin: The KTM is a sexy bike!
Hafizh Syahrin will be hoping his new KTM MotoGP machine performs as well as it looks. Speaking at his local Sepang circuit on Thursday, the Malaysian - remaining with Tech3 but switching from Yamaha to KTM for his second season in the premier-class - said:
MotoGP: KTM, Aprilia race riders join Sepang Shakedown test
This year's Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test is being held slightly later than usual, from February 1-3. That means it falls outside of the winter test ban, from December 1 to January 31.
Morbidelli: Riding same bike as Rossi will help us both
Franco Morbidelli is confident competing on the same specification of Yamaha MotoGP bike will benefit both himself and Valentino Rossi in 2019.
MotoGP: Rossi reveals ‘romantic’ pre-race routine
By Laura Thomson He's a seven-time MotoGP World Champion so you’d think Rossi’s pre-race routine would be fairly straightforward, right? Wrong.
'Lewis Hamilton can try my MotoGP bike!'
With Lewis Hamilton's F1 car looking on during the Petronas Yamaha Sepang team launch, and given the Englishman's long-held desire to try a MotoGP bike , it was an obvious question to ask:
MotoGP: SRT: MotoGP line-up mix of precision and raw talent
Wilco Zeelenberg has provided an early assessment of Petronas Sepang Racing Team’s (SRT) MotoGP rider line-up, and believes the mix of Franco Morbidelli’s precision and Fabio Quartararo’s raw talent should lead to a positive inaugural premier class season for the squad.
FIRST LOOK: Morbidelli, Quartararo unveil Petronas Yamaha colours
This is the livery with which the new Petronas Yamaha Sepang team will make its MotoGP race debut during the 2019 season. Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo helped unveil the colours of Malaysia's first MotoGP team during a special ceremony at the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
MotoGP: Yamaha: Project leader ‘rotation nothing special’
Yamaha Motor Racing president Kouichi Tsuji has attempted to play down the factory’s decision to replace its MotoGP project leader ahead of the 2019 season by insisting it was a matter of personnel “rotation.”
Dörflinger, ‘Aspar’ Martinez become MotoGP Legends
Four-time world champions Stefan Dörflinger and Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez will be inducted as MotoGP Legends this year.
Petronas Yamaha ‘ambitious underdog’ in new MotoGP era for SRT
Sepang CEO Razlan Razali describes the new Petronas Yamaha MotoGP team as an ‘ambitious underdog’ at its 2019 launch to mark a new era for the Malaysian squad.
Sepang: McPhee 'a fighter', 'still believe' in Norrodin
Race winner John McPhee headlines a revised Sepang Moto3 line-up in 2019, the Scotsman replacing home rider Adam Norrodin on the Petronas-backed Hondas alongside Ayumu Sasaki.
MotoGP: Lorenzo: Team-mate to Marquez, like team-mate to Rossi
When Jorge Lorenzo joined MotoGP with Yamaha in 2008, it was as team-mate to five-time champion Valentino Rossi 'in the peak of his career'. Fast forward to 2019 and Lorenzo finds himself joining Repsol Honda as team-mate to reigning five-time champion Marc Marquez.
MotoGP: #69 to be retired in honour of Nicky Hayden
In tribute to the late, great Nicky Hayden, who passed away in 2017, the number 69 is to be retired from Grand Prix racing at April's US MotoGP round in Austin, Texas.
MotoGP: Lorenzo talks ‘unlucky crash,’ aims for rapid recovery
Jorge Lorenzo is hopeful of being close to full fitness by the time the 2019 MotoGP season rolls around on March 10th after a “very stupid” training crash fractured his left scaphoid and threw his preseason plans up in the air.
FIRST LOOK: Lorenzo, Marquez in 2019 Repsol Honda colours
Jorge Lorenzo became the latest in a long time of famous MotoGP riders to wear Repsol Honda colours as he joined reigning champion Marc Marquez on stage for the team's 2019 launch in Madrid.
MotoGP: Marquez: Shoulder recovery 3-4 months - but I’m working
Ahead of his first MotoGP outing of 2019 Marc Marquez has admitted the recent surgery performed on an injured left shoulder was “more complicated than expected” and revealed doctors’ prognosis of a recovery time is as long as four months.