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Reigning champion Marc Marquez led the first day of the post-race testing at Jerez de la Frontera, with his fastest lap being better than his performance during the Sunday race. While Marquez was clocked with 1m39s841 on Sunday, the test session saw him lapping 1m38s737.
Movistar Yamaha riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi have finished the testing session second and third, with Lorenzo leveling up his rather disappointing race performance, and being .262 slower than Marquez, while his team mate was only .064 behind him. Marquez’ team mate Dani Pedrosa was 4th, while Alvaro Bautista rounded up the top 5.
Open Class and satellite bikes put in the biggest number of laps at Jerez, with Avintia and Barbera leading this chart with 74 laps, followed by Gresini Honda’s Bautista and Redding with 73 and 71, respectively. Ducati’s test bike with Michele Pirro in the saddle and LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl put in 70 laps each.
Pedrosa tested new suspension setting, but decided to go back to the Sunday race setup, Lorenzo worked on the bike balance he was complaining lately, and tested a new swingarm, while Rossi continued exploring the possibilities his all-new chassis can provide. The test also saw crashes for Iannone and Smith, but apparently no serious injuries have been recorded.
Colin Edwards was not present at the Jerez test and was replaced by his Moto2 colleague Simone Corsi aboard the NGM Forward Racing bike. There were some paddock rumors which saw Edwards retiring earlier than the end of the season, as he said he would, even though the team’s boss Giovanni Cuzari said these are not true.
However, he also added he would be talking to Edwards after the race and mentioned that he will respect any decision the Texas Tornado would make as far as his MotoGP presence is concerned. Will Simone Corse take over his seat in mid-season? Most likely a risky move, but we guess we’ll have the answer pretty soon.
Open Class and satellite bikes put in the biggest number of laps at Jerez, with Avintia and Barbera leading this chart with 74 laps, followed by Gresini Honda’s Bautista and Redding with 73 and 71, respectively. Ducati’s test bike with Michele Pirro in the saddle and LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl put in 70 laps each.
Pedrosa tested new suspension setting, but decided to go back to the Sunday race setup, Lorenzo worked on the bike balance he was complaining lately, and tested a new swingarm, while Rossi continued exploring the possibilities his all-new chassis can provide. The test also saw crashes for Iannone and Smith, but apparently no serious injuries have been recorded.
Colin Edwards was not present at the Jerez test and was replaced by his Moto2 colleague Simone Corsi aboard the NGM Forward Racing bike. There were some paddock rumors which saw Edwards retiring earlier than the end of the season, as he said he would, even though the team’s boss Giovanni Cuzari said these are not true.
However, he also added he would be talking to Edwards after the race and mentioned that he will respect any decision the Texas Tornado would make as far as his MotoGP presence is concerned. Will Simone Corse take over his seat in mid-season? Most likely a risky move, but we guess we’ll have the answer pretty soon.
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