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What i would give for some of that warm sunshine.

I want one of this mini Motogp replicas.

Sounds like Marquez might be struggling a bit at the start of the season.....maybe.

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Bradley Ray is flying out to Sepang atm to test the Suzuki GP bikes, lucky lad! good luck to him!

Not on BT Sport i dont think, which is a shame..

New wings, aerodynamic carbon fork covers, carbon forks and blowing cold air into the air ducts whilst in the pits a la F1.

With no pit box arguments between riders and Lorenzo and Marquez not 100% fit, i reckon Ducati see this as their best chance to win for a long time.

And what Mat Oxley reckons is a mechanical lock control on the top yoke to lock the rear shock out for starts.

Electronic locks are not allowed but mechanical ones are.

Ducati are the leaders in innovation, engineering and design in motogp imo.

I really hope they can mount a successful challenge to the title. DOVI, the team, the factory, the technicians and engineers all deserve it.

At the lastest Motogp test at the Sepang Circuit, Ducati took the top 4 spots

= Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 58.239s [Lap 10/32]
= Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici)* 1m 58.302s +0.063s [11/21]
= Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici) 1m 58.366s +0.127s [12/47]
= Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 58.538s +0.299s [11/36]
= Maverick Viñales ESP Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 58.644s +0.405s [8/79]
= Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 58.780s +0.541s [17/61]
= Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 59.022s +0.783s [11/52]
= Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1) 1m 59.141s +0.902s [8/66]
= Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 59.148s +0.909s [21/61]
= Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 59.155s +0.916s [9/62]
= Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 59.170s +0.931s [4/39]
= Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 59.180s +0.941s [14/75]
= Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 59.368s +1.129s [13/57]
= Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 1m 59.485s +1.246s [9/41]
= Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 59.486s +1.247s [25/53]
= Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1)* 1m 59.497s +1.258s [13/77]
= Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 59.640s +1.401s [15/44]
= Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 59.751s +1.512s [14/57]
= Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 1m 59.949s +1.710s [9/38]
= Karel Abraham CZE Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 2m 0.378s +2.139s [22/36]
= Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 2m 0.766s +2.527s [9/21]
= Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 0.990s +2.751s [3/56]
^2 Bradley Smith GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 0.995s +2.756s [54/56]
˅1 Mika Kallio FIN Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 1.020s +2.781s [4/38]
˅1 Yamaha Test 2 N/A Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 1.243s +3.004s [3/43]
= Yamaha Test 1 N/A Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 1.719s +3.480s [5/49]

Pecco is one to watch I reckon.

duke63 wrote:Pecco is one to watch I reckon.

He well could be with a lap time of 1m 58.239s

Previous unofficial Sepang MotoGP record:

Jorge Lorenzo SPA Ducati 1m 58.830s (2018 testing)

Official Sepang MotoGP records:

Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 2m 0.606s (2015)

Fastest race lap:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda 1m 59.053s (2015)

Mat Oxley's take on the new things seen at the test.

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