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Title: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: kopfjäger on February 04, 2020, 04:23:40 PM https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/935659/1/pol-fastest-shakedown-ends-lorenzo-rides-yamaha
Pol Espargaro – KTM 1m59.444 Aleix Espargaro – Aprilia 1m59.622 Miguel Oliveira – KTM 1m59.748 Dani Pedrosa – KTM 1m59.841 Michele Pirro – Ducati 1m59.922 Brad Binder – KTM 2m00.099 Alex Marquez – Honda 2m00.270 Stefan Bradl – Honda 2m00.441 Mika Kallio – KTM 2m00.472 Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha 2m00.506 Sylvain Guintoli – Suzuki 2m00.655 Bradley Smith – Aprilia 2m01.240 Iker Lecuona – KTM 2m01.659 Yamaha Test1 – 2m01.908 Yamaha Test2 – 2m02.704 Lorenzo Savadori – Aprilia 2m02.795 Yamaha Test3 – 2m02.843 Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: Blackout on February 05, 2020, 05:42:37 AM I wanna see Rossi walk by and flick his ear. ;D
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: duccarlos on February 05, 2020, 11:56:12 AM Even though it's great to see the KTM at the top of the timing sheet, it seems that all the other manufacturers improve their bikes by similar rates, so in the end KTM gets better, but so do Ducati, Yamaha and Suzuki. The only manufacturer that can afford to get worse and still compete is Honda, since they have MM riding the crap out of any turd he's given.
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: kopfjäger on February 09, 2020, 08:46:02 AM COMBINED 2020 SEPANG MOTOGP TEST TIMES
1 Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 58.349s 3 2 Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.082s 3 3 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.101s 3 4 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (GP20) +0.153s 3 5 Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.192s 3 6 Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (GP20) +0.257s 3 7 Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.261s 3 8 Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP20) +0.267s 3 9 Dani Pedrosa SPA KTM Test Rider (RC16) +0.313s 2 10 Aleix Espargaro ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) +0.345s 3 11 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.382s 2 12 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) +0.415s 3 13 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.423s 3 14 Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.482s 2 15 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP20) +0.510s 3 16 Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.544s 2 17 Johann Zarco FRA Reale Avintia (GP19) +0.602s 3 18 Alex Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)* +0.693s 3 19 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16)* +0.755s 3 20 Tito Rabat SPA Reale Avintia (GP19) +1.200s 3 21 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) +1.348s 3 22 Bradley Smith GBR Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) +1.492s 3 23 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.511s 3 24 Iker Lecuona SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +1.549s 3 25 Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) +1.751s 3 26 Mika Kallio FIN Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.799s 3 27 Yamaha Test 3 JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) +2.442s 2 28 Yamaha Test 1 JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) +2.571s 2 29 Yamaha Test 2 JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) +3.395s 1 30 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) +4.801s 1 31 Takuya Tsuda JPN Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) +5.325s 3 Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: Speeddog on February 09, 2020, 09:28:52 AM (https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49511678537_711a80b501_o.png) (https://flic.kr/p/2irbi4X)
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: duccarlos on February 10, 2020, 09:33:44 AM If Fabio can stay consistent during races, he should be able to give MM fits.
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: kopfjäger on February 10, 2020, 10:51:06 AM Ok. This one won’t get pulled.
https://youtu.be/aW1nW8OF9SA Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: duccarlos on February 10, 2020, 10:53:42 AM An hour and a half for After the Flag? :o
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: duccarlos on February 10, 2020, 11:03:11 AM Sounds like Ducati is having all sorts of issues with the new Michelin rear
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: duccarlos on February 11, 2020, 11:14:59 AM https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/935911/1/ducati-playing-catchup-after-sepang-test
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: koko64 on February 11, 2020, 12:59:20 PM The close margin is great with the new Michelin, but a concern for Ducati. I appears Ducati made another jump in power too.
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: duccarlos on February 11, 2020, 01:42:32 PM I believe they're hoping that the issues were mainly due to being in Sepang (hot and humid conditions). Ducati has done well in Qatar in recent years. My main concern is that Ducati did great in the Sepang test, which probably propelled them into Qatar. If they can't come to grips (see what I did there) with the new Michelin, they're in deep shit.
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: koko64 on February 11, 2020, 01:46:38 PM Yep. Jack was running the hard rear which helped.
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: duccarlos on February 11, 2020, 02:03:05 PM yeah, but when you're trying a time attack, only a few can pull it off with the hard rear. The good news is that the top riders were really close. Dovi never goes for all out speed during these tests, but considering how MM dominated last season with likely a better Duc on paper and both Yamaha and Suzuki looking like they took a big step forward with the new tires...
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: koko64 on February 11, 2020, 02:48:15 PM MM can ride around it for sure.
Title: Re: Sepang Shakedown Testing 🇲🇾 Post by: duccarlos on February 13, 2020, 07:35:47 AM My concern is that Yamaha looks like they fixed their traction issues and/or received a gift from Michelin with this new tire. I would be less concerned with Suzuki since their riders are not as consistent as Fabio, MV and Vale. A healthy MM can ride a tricycle to a win.
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