2023 MotoGP: Italian bikes rule at Sepang Winter Test
A tale of two bikes at Sepang International Circuit for the 2023 MotoGP Winter Test. One fresh from nearly two decades of MotoGP competition with not only the Riders’, Team and Constructors’ title from MotoGP, but with the World Superbike championship crown as well.
“We have been given some upgrades in terms of aerodynamics and some other parts but they are the same bikes as used by the factory team,” said Razlan. This was borne out by posted times across the three days of Winter Test, including wet Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening sessions.Oliviera, making his first appearance for RNF Racing after leaving KTM Tech 3, posted a fastest time of 1:58.992. Meanwhile, team mate Fernandez, also transferring over to RNF Racing from Tech 3, posted a 1:58.
This was enough to make Vinales third fastest man on Sunday evening as proceedings drew to a close. In the Ducati camp, domination was the order of the day, with satellite team rider Luca Marini of Mooney VR46 Racing team standing on top of the test results with a time of 1:57.889. It should be noted 20 of the 22 riders on the MotoGP grid this season posted sub 1:59 lap times, outliers being Takaaki Nakagami of LCR Honda Idemistu and Augusto Fernandez of GasGas Factory Racing Tech 3, lying just outside the pack a half-second behind. The truth of it is Winter Test is more for the factories and riders, since test times are not reflective of racing season performance.
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