MotoGP Updates

2021-03-12 17:46:54 MotoGP.com
Dust and wind causes very little running so far on final day
Petrucci is the only rider to set a lap time halfway through the last day of pre-season testing in Qatar Open / Comment

2021-03-12 17:45:50 Crash.Net
Aleix Espargaro: Aprilia found 'good way' with carbon fibre swingarm
Aprilia's 2021 carbon-fibre MotoGP swingarm now has good ridigity while remaining lighter than the standard aluminium version. Open / Comment

2021-03-12 17:45:50 Open / Comment

2021-03-12 17:45:48 Crash.Net
Danilo Petrucci - 'Our plan is to mainly work on the setup'
Danilo Petrucci - 'Trying to maximize the speed inside the corner', to make up for weaker areas of the RC16 around the Losail International Circuit. Italian concludes day four of MotoGP testing in P19 for Tech 3 KTM team. Open / Comment

2021-03-12 17:45:47 Open / Comment

2021-03-12 16:45:22 Crash.Net
Qatar MotoGP Test II, Losail - Friday lap times (4pm)
Danilo Petrucci is the only rider to set a lap time during the opening two hours of the final day of MotoGP pre-season testing in Qatar. Open / Comment

2021-03-12 16:45:21 Open / Comment

2021-03-12 15:44:55 Crash.Net
Brad Binder 16th, but sees positives ahead of final day
'It was good to get through a day without falling off!' - Brad Binder makes some positive steps forward after a tough day three, but can only finish 16th on day four of Qatar MotoGP test. Open / Comment

2021-03-11 07:20:01 MotoMatters.com
Qatar 2 MotoGP Test Wednesday Round Up: The Meaninglessness Of Broken Records, Progress On Frames, And Pol Comes Good On The Honda
Records were smashed on Wednesday, and it didn't mean a thing, other than that MotoGP riders can be pretty quick on a motorbike. But that we already knew.

First, Fabio Quartararo took over a tenth off the outright circuit record set by Marc Márquez during FP2 at the 2019 MotoGP round, the Monster Energy Yamaha rider posting a 1'53.263 to Márquez' 1'53.380. Then, on his last lap of the day, Jack Miller powered his Ducati to a lap of 1'53.183, just shy of two tenths faster than Márquez' best lap.

Earlier in the day, Johann Zarco had broken Marc Márquez' top speed record, being clocked through the speed trap at the end of the straight at 352.9 km/h, 0.9 km/h better than the Repsol Honda during the 2019 race.

Does this mean that Jack Miller will beat Fabio Quartararo after the Frenchman starts from pole, by exploiting the speed of his Ducati GP21 down the front straight? I mean, it could happen. It's definitely one of the many possible ways the season opener plays out when MotoGP 2021 gets underway on March 28th. But what happened on Wednesday, 10th March is not a reliable indication of anything.

It's only testing Open / Comment

2021-03-11 02:50:12 Crash.Net
Quartararo under the MotoGP lap record in Qatar, second to Miller
Monster Energy Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo sets blistering time to go under the official circuit lap record in Qatar, but is pipped by an even faster Jack Miller. Open / Comment