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MotoGP: Vinales Makes it Four out of Four!

Maverick Vinales sets the fastest time in the #QatarTest
Andrea Dovizioso is at close second with the new Ducati Desmosedici GP17
Dani Pedrosa highlighted as the top Honda rider

The trend in MotoGP for being the fastest rider out there during testing sessions is hand down dominated by Maverick Vinales of the Movistar Yamaha outfit. At the end of the third day of testing over in Qatar, Vinales was consistent in all three days and of course setting the fastest time in Day 2 and Day 3. Yesterday’s best time was at 1:54.330 during his 33^rd outing in the Losail International Circuit. (more…)

MotoGP: Dovizioso Ends Day 1 of Qatar Testing on Top

New track record set by Dovizioso at 1:54.819
Maverick Vinales not too far behind with only 0.360 second gap
Crutchlow sat comfortably in P3 under the Qatar floodlights

It was Andrea Dovizioso from the Ducati factory team who top the MotoGP timesheets in the last pre-season testing session before the first race of 2017 gets under way in Qatar. Having completed a total of 36 laps in the first day, the Italian smashed Lorenzo’s 2016 race lap record with a blistering time of 1:54.819 on his 26^th lap. (more…)

MotoGP: The Race for Ultimate Downforce

Yamaha, Aprilia and Suzuki have started with aero experiments
Unique fairing designs after external winglet ban for 2017

During the pre-season testing over at Phillip Island, we saw that Maverick Vinales clocked in the fastest time in the three-day session. We can’t really know for sure but the new “double fairing” design on the Movistar Yamaha M1 might have contributed to the results eventhough it was the opposite for the nine-time world champion, Valentino Rossi. (more…)

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales Catat Masa Terpantas SEKALI LAGI

Hanya Vinales dan Marquez mencatat masa dibawah 1 minit 29 saat
Vinales lengkap 101 pusingan di litar Phillip Island
Kemajuan besar dari Dani Pedrosa di tempat ketiga

Sekali lagi, Maverick Vinales dari pasukan Movistar Yamaha membuktikan bahawa dia adalah pelumba terlaju di sesi ujian di litar Phillip Island, Australia. Selama sesi tiga hari yang lepas, hanya Maverick Vinales dan Juara MotoGP 2016 Marc Marquez berjaya mencatat masa dibawah 1 minit 29 saat. (more…)

MotoGP: Vinales Fastest Overall AGAIN in Phillip Island

Vinales and Marquez the only riders to go under 1 minute 29 seconds
Vinales completed 101 laps in Day 3
Major improvements from Dani Pedrosa who placed Third

We’re currently seeing a familiar pattern in the MotoGP pre season testing sessions and that pattern is always Vinales being the fastest of them all. After being the only rider who went under 1 minute 29 seconds in Day 2, he improved by another three tenths in the final day of the #AusTest with a 1:28.549 in his 13^th lap of the day. (more…)

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales Fastest on Day 2 of #AusTest2017

Vinales the only rider to run below 1 minute 29 seconds
Almost half a second faster than Marc Marquez
Crutchlow made strong progress as third fastest of Day 2

Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) stunned the field when he clocked a 1:28:847 on his 21^st lap early yesterday. He was the only rider to go sub 1 minute 29 seconds at one of the most challenging tracks in the MotoGP calendar. (more…)

MotoGP: Marc Marquez Fastest on Day 1 of #AusTest 2017

Marc Marquez set the fastest time of 1:29:497 on his 53^rd lap of the day
Rossi second fastest behind Marquez by just 0.186 seconds
Iannone third fastest on board his new Suzuki GSX-RR

The weather was almost perfect apart from a few sudden gusts of wind when the 2016 MotoGP™ World Champion completed Day 1 of testing at Phillip Island with the fastest time of the day. Out of the 68 laps completed by the Spaniard, Marquez clocked in the best lap of the day on his 53^rd lap at 1:29:497. (more…)

MotoGP: Honda still struggling with engine problems

Honda’s new ‘big bang’ firing configuration
Still lacking in corner exit speed
More work needed of the RC213V

With the move from the conventional ‘screamer’ engine to a more update ‘big bang’ engine firing order, the boys over and Repsol Honda are still haunted with the issues they have been struggling with for the past two seasons. When Marc Marquez was asked about the new engine configuration, he stated that the problem is still present even with the new engine. (more…)

2017 Honda RC213V Livery Revealed

Classic Repsol Honda colours
New “big bang” engine
New SC-Project exhausts

Repsol Honda has taken off the wraps to unveil their latest machineries for the 2017 MotoGP season. The all-new Repsol Honda RC213V might look very similar like the previous season but it has definitely gone through quite a few changes in order to be more competitive this year. (more…)

MotoGP Winter Test 2017 – Vinales Fastest in Sepang

Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha) set the overall fastest time (again!) at 1:59.368
Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) just 0.138 seconds behind Vinales
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) third fastest on board the Desmo GP17
ALL top 10 riders separated within 0.404 seconds!

It was a hard-fought battle yesterday but the newly-appointed Movistar Yamaha rider, Maverick Vinales, set the fastest time again out of all the riders in the past three days. With a blistering time of 1:59.368, Vinales took the top spot in his 40^th lap out of 72 around the Sepang International Circuit (SIC). (more…)

MotoGP Updates: Repsol Honda with SC-Project exhausts for 2017

The Repsol Honda MotoGP team will make a move to SC-Project exhausts for the 2017 season.

After years of working with exhaust giants Termignoni, Repsol Honda will make the switch to SC-Project exhausts after inking a deal with the Italian company. (more…)

Marquez celebrates Superprestigio 2016 win with a special video

2016 MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez releases video celebrating his winning run at the Superprestigio.

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Maverick Vinales sets the fastest time in the #QatarTest

Andrea Dovizioso is at close second with the new Ducati Desmosedici GP17

Dani Pedrosa highlighted as the top Honda rider

New track record set by Dovizioso at 1:54.819

Maverick Vinales not too far behind with only 0.360 second gap

Crutchlow sat comfortably in P3 under the Qatar floodlights

Yamaha, Aprilia and Suzuki have started with aero experiments

Unique fairing designs after external winglet ban for 2017

Hanya Vinales dan Marquez mencatat masa dibawah 1 minit 29 saat

Vinales lengkap 101 pusingan di litar Phillip Island

Kemajuan besar dari Dani Pedrosa di tempat ketiga

Vinales and Marquez the only riders to go under 1 minute 29 seconds

Vinales completed 101 laps in Day 3

Major improvements from Dani Pedrosa who placed Third

Vinales the only rider to run below 1 minute 29 seconds

Almost half a second faster than Marc Marquez

Crutchlow made strong progress as third fastest of Day 2

Marc Marquez set the fastest time of 1:29:497 on his 53rd lap of the day

Rossi second fastest behind Marquez by just 0.186 seconds

Iannone third fastest on board his new Suzuki GSX-RR

Honda’s new ‘big bang’ firing configuration

Still lacking in corner exit speed

More work needed of the RC213V

Classic Repsol Honda colours

New “big bang” engine

New SC-Project exhausts

Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha) set the overall fastest time (again!) at 1:59.368

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) just 0.138 seconds behind Vinales

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) third fastest on board the Desmo GP17

ALL top 10 riders separated within 0.404 seconds!

The Repsol Honda MotoGP team will make a move to SC-Project exhausts for the 2017 season.

2016 MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez releases video celebrating his winning run at the Superprestigio.

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Marc Marquez set the fastest time of 1:29:497 on his 53^rd lap of the day