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Safety Bike dari BMW

Selama ini Anda selalu menyaksikan sebuah mobil sports merk BMW yang biasa disebut safety car akan berada di belakang atau depan para pebalap MotoGP pada saat berada di starting grid, saat pemanasan awal, atau terjadi insiden di lintasan.

Namun, untuk tahun ini produsen otomotif asal Jerman itu juga akan menerjunkan motornya di ajang MotoGP sebagai safety bike. Jadi, armada keselamatan MotoGP 2021 akan mencakup mobil tipe M3, M4, M5 CS, dan sebuah sepeda motor tipe M1000RR yang merupakan motor pertama M-Series keluaran BMW.

M1000RR sendiri merupakan sebuah sepeda motor yang telah memenuhi persyaratan paling ketat di arena balap kuda besi. Versi balapnya akan digunakan secara resmi dalam ajang World Superbike pada tahun ini.

Marc Marquez telah memulai latihan bersama Repsol Honda guna mengikuti ajang MotoGP 2021. Bahkan dia akan secepatnya menggeber RC213V-S tatkala terbang ke Doha, Qatar guna mengikuti program vaksinasi Vocid-19 yang diadakan Motogp dan pemerintah Qatar menjelang bergulirnya seri perdana di Sirkuit Losail.

Melihat gelagat ini, legenda MotoGP Giancomo Agostini memiliki sejumlah permintaan unik pada Marquez. Pertama, dia ingin Marquez ikut balapan pertama MotoGP 2021 di Sirkuit Losail. Kedua, dia meminta Marquez tidak memaksa diri dan finis di urutan paling belakang.

Kedua permintaan tadi tentu tidak mudah dikabulkan oleh The Baby Alien mengingat komitmennya yang tidak ingin balapan hingga pulih 100 persen. Selain itu, dia adalah sosok yang selalu haus akan kemenangan di setiap penampilannya.

Sementara bagi Agostini sendiri, permintaan tadi dimaksudkan agar Marc Marquez bisa merasakan atmosfir balapan setelah absen selama satu musim. Marquez hendaknya bersenang-senang dan menganggapnya sebagai latihan sebelum terbiasa lagi mengendarai motor dengan kecepatan di atas 300 km/jam.

Icon Yamaha dan MotoGP, Valentino Rossi, diperkirakan akan memutuskan masa depannya setelah menjalani enam atau tujuh balapan pertama pada musim 2021. Peraih tujuh gelar juara dunia itu dianggap sudah mulai termakan usia sehingga harus menilai performanya sendiri di ajang balap bergengsi MotoGP.

Melansir SkySport, Project Leader VR46 Alessio Salucci menyatakan bahwa Rossi sudah harus membuat keputusan menyangkut masa depannya di MotoGP. Sebab, dia mempunyai proyek jangka panjang untuk membangun tim VR46. Enam atau tujuh balapan dapat menjadi penentu bagi Rossi menentukan kariernya.

Apalagi Rossi bukan lagi membalap untuk tim pabrikan Yamaha, walau dia akan menggunakan motor spesifikasi terbaru. Pebalap berusia 42 tahun ini hanya akan menjalani kontrak satu tahun dengan Petronas Yamaha SRT, tim satelitnya pertama sejak tahun 2001.

Sementara VR46 merupakan projeknya Rossi dengan target masuk kelas utama Motogp pada 2022. Tim VR 46 saat ini masih berkerja sama dengan Esponsorama Racing Ducati dengan pebalap andalan adik tirinya sendiri, Luca Marini.

Sejak mengalami kecelakaan pada seri pembuka MotoGP 2020 di Jerez, Spanyol, Marc Marquez telah menjalani operasi sebanyak tiga kali di bagian lengan kanannya. Untuk memulihkannya dia terpaksa harus absen di sepanjang balapan MotoGP tahun 2020 dan kemungkinan hingga pertengahan tahun 2021. Pihak Honda Racing Corporation hingga hari ini belum memberikan kepastian kapan Marquez akan kembali membalap. Padahal seri tes pramuim 2021 akan segera bergulir pada Maret mendatang.

Melihat kondisi ini, muncul berbagai spekulasi tentang siapa yang akan menggantikan Marquez selagi dalam masa penyembuhan. Salah satu nama yang kerap mencuat adalah Andrea Dovizioso. Mantan pebalap Ducati ini digadang-gadang bakal menggantikan Marquez menunggangi motor Honda.

Melalui manajernya, Simone Battistella, Dovizioso dikatakan siap menggantikan posisi The Baby Alien sebagai pebalap Repsol Honda. Akan tetapi, dia minta syarat apabila Honda ingin merekrutnya yaitu agar diberi memberi motor yang kompetitif

Dovizioso tidak ingin dirinya hanya dijadikan sebagai pemanis balapan. Dia memiliki target untuk meraih podium dengan memenangi setiap balapan.

Tak Ada Nama Andrea Dovizioso di Line Up Motogp 2021

Walau ajang Motogp 2021 belum dimulai, nama-nama peserta sudah mulai terkuak. Dalam bursa transfer telah ada sejumlah nama akan bertarung musim depan yang direncanakan sejumlah 20 seri balapan. Sebagian besar pebalap Motogp musim ini akan kembali bertarung di musim 2021.

Hanya ada beberapa pebalap yang tidak akan tampil lagi, yaitu Andrea Iannone (Aprilia), Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Tito Rabat (Esponsorama Racing), dan pebalap kawakan Andrea Dovizioso dari tim pabrikan Ducati. Posisi mereka akan diisi oleh rider Moto2, yakni Enea Bastianini, Luca Marini, dan Jorge Martin.

Berikut adalah daftar sementara pebalap Motogp 2021 Repsol Honda (Marc Marquez, Pol Espargaro); Monster Energy Yamaha Motogp (Maverick Vinales, Fabio Quartararo); Suzuki Ecstar (Joan Mir, Alex Rins); Ducati Team (Jack Miller; Francesco Bagnaia); Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (Brad Binder, Miguel Oliveira); Petronas Yamaha SRT (Franco Morbidelli, Valentino Rossi); LCR Honda (Takaaki Nakagami, Alex Marquez); Pramac Racing (Johann Zarco, Jorge Martin); Esponsorama Racing (Enea Bastianini, Luca Marini); Tech3 KTM Factory Racing (Iker Lecuona, Danilo Petrucci); dan Aprilia Racing Team Gresini (Aleix Espargaro; Lorenzo Savadori/Bradley Smith).

Pebalap kawakan yang sampai saat ini masih aktif di ajang balap motor Valentino Rossi terpaksa harus absen di MotoGP Aragon 2020 setelah dinyatakan positif Covid-19. Hal ini terjadi setelah Rossi mengalami demam ringan pada Kamis (15/10/20) dan setelah menjalani dua kali ternyata dirinya dinyatakan positif virus Corona.

Pihak Yamaha Motor Racing tempat Rossi bernaung dalam situs resminya membeberkan bagaimana pebalap berjuluk The Doctor ini terpapar Covid-19 setelah meninggalkan sirkuit Le Mans yang berlangsung akhir pekan lalu. Menurut keterangan mereka, setelah meninggalkan Le Mans Rossi langsung menuju rumahnya di Tavullia, Italia pada Minggu 11 Oktober. Berselang dua hari Rossi menjalani tes PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) dengan hasil negatif.

Hari Rabu (14/10/20) Rossi melakukan aktivitas seperti biasanya yaitu berlatih di rumah tanpa merasakan gejala apapun. Baru pada hari berikutnya (Kamis), ketiba bangun dia merasa demam dan memanggil dokter untuk memeriksanya. Oleh dokter, Rossi di tes PCR lagi sejumlah dua kali. Tes pertama memunculkan hasil negatif, sedangkan tes kedua hasilnya positif. Saat ini, kondisi Rossi dimonitor secara intensf oleh tim medis Tavullia.

Foto: https://sports.okezone.com/read/2020/10/16/38/2294700/kesialan-valentino-rossi-di-motogp-2020-dibuang-yamaha-hampir-mati-kini-covid-19

Pebalap MotoGP asal Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin mulai tahun depan tidak akan memperkuat Tim Red Bull KTM Tech3. Pasalnya, tim ini telah memastikan Brad Binder untuk menggantikan posisinya pada tahun 2020. Hafizh dinilai belum maksimal membesut KTM RC16. Di musim perdananya Red Bull KTM Tech 3, dari sembilan seri yang telah dijalanan, dia baru mengoleksi tiga poin dan belum satu kali pun masuk dalam 10 besar. Padahal, di musim 2018 bersama tim satelit Yamaha Hafizh sanggup mengkoleksi 46 poin dan menduduki urutan 16 di klasemen akhir balapan.

Sang pengganti sendiri (Brad Binder) pernah menjadi juara Moto3 pada tahun 2016. Selanjutnya dia bergabung dengan KTM pada ajang Moto2 hingga sekarang. Rekam jejak itulah yang membuat KTM menarik pebalap asal Afrikan Selatan tersebut ke ajang MotoGP. Diharapkan Binder mampu bersaing dengan pebalap-pebalap papan atas di jagat Motogp untuk tahun 2020. (AG/02/2019)

Technical Specifications
2017 Bimota DB9 Brivido S

Engine
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Max Power
Max Torque
Fuel system
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Liquid cooled, V2 cylinder, four stroke, DOHC
106.0 x 67.9 mm (4.2 x 2.7 inches)
1198.00 ccm (73.10 cubic inches)
4 valves per cylinder, Desmodromic valve control
11.5:1
162.00 HP (118.2 kW) @ 9500 rpm
131.40 Nm (13.4 kgf-m or 96.9 ft.lbs) @ 7700 rpm
Injection
6-speed
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Multi-plate clutch in oil bath

Electric starter

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NiCrMo4 steel and aluminium plates
25°
2,040 mm (80.3 inches)
730 mm (28.7 inches)
1,105 mm (43.5 inches)
1,435 mm (56.5 inches)
800 mm (31.5 inches)

177.0 kg (390.2 pounds)
18.00 litres (4.76 gallons)
White/red/green/grey
Ohlins 43mm preload -fully adjustable DLC treated upside-down forks
Ohlins preload-fully adjustable top and lower speed monoshock
120/70-ZR17
190/55-ZR17
Double 320 mm disc with four-piston calipers
Single 230 mm disc with two-piston caliper

Image: https://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-reviews/bimota/2014-bimota-db9-brivido-ar163209.html

Technical Specifications
2017 Bimota DB9 Brivido

Image: https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/motorcycles/2012models/2012-Bimota-DB9BrividoS

Usai melakoni kejuaraan dunia MotoGP di sirkuit Sachsenring Jerman, Valentino Rossi hanya mampu meraih posisi ke-8 di belakang Joan Mir. Kondisi tersebut tentu saja membuat pebalap yang dijuluku “The Doctor” ini menjadi frustasi. Pasalnya, dibandingkan pebalap Yamaha lain (kecuali Fabio Quartararo yang terjatuh), performanya paling buruk. Bahkan, dibandingkan dengan tahun lalu, catatan waktunya lebih lambat sekitar 20 detik.

Menurut Rossi yang dliansir oleh GridOto dan Crash.net, dirinya punya ekspetasi tinggi di Sachsenring, tetapi sepanjang latihan bebas hingga kualifikasi hasilnya tidak memuaskan alias kadang cepan dan kadang lambat. Walhasil, ketika balapan berlangsung hasilnya kurang memuaskan dan hanya mampu finis di urutan ke delapan.

Rossi sendiri masih bingung dengan penurunan performanya, terutama di empat Grand Prix terakhir dengan tiga kali gagal finis dan satu kali di urutan delapan. Rumor yang beredar para pebalap Yamaha memakai sasi yang berbeda dengan Rossi, sehingga mereka dapat memperoleh hasil lebih baik. Namun rumor ini tidak ditanggapi Rossi karena dia merasa tidak ada perbedaan dengan motor lain dan hanya masalah setup saja yang belum ditemukan solusinya (AG/01/2019).

Foto: https://www.automobilemag.com/news/the-legend-of-valentino-rossi-is-still-going-strong-at-39/

Melakukan pengereman merupakan salah satu hal wajib ketika sedang menjalankan kendaraan bermotor. Dalam kecepatan standar atau normal, pengereman untuk menghentikan/melambatkan/membelokkan kendaraan dapat dilakukan secara reflek tanpa perlu menggunakan teknik tertentu. Namun apabila kecepatan jauh di atas rata-rata, maka perlu cara-cara khusus agar laju kendaraan dapat dikendalikan.

Dalam dunia balap motor (MotoGP misalnya), ada sebuah istilah yang dinamakan sebagai trail braking untuk menurunkan kecepatan tertinggi di trek lurus lalu masuk tikungan dengan aman. Teknik ini memungkinkan pebalap dapat langsung berakselerasi tanpa keluar dari jalur dan kehilangan banyak waktu.

Trail braking diawali dengan penarikan tuas rem depan secara penuh saat akan memasuki tikungan dalam posisi motor masih tegak hingga ban belakang sedikit terangkat. Ketika mulai berbelok, tekanan pada tuas rem dikendorkan sejalan dengan bertambahnya kemiringan motor hingga berada di posisi apex (titik terapat dari sebuah tikungan). Selanjutnya, tuas res dilepas penuh dan mulai menarik gas agar dapat langsung berakselerasi. (AG/05/2018)

Foto: http://rodabalap.com/motogp/teknik-hard-braking-rossi-vs-marques

Aksi duel Marquez dan Dovizioso tidak selesai sampai di Buriram, Thailand saja. Aksi ini juga mereka tunjukkan pada pertarungan selanjutnya di Motegi, Jepang. Sejak awal Andrea Dovizioso memimpin balapan yang selalu diikuti oleh Marquez. Namun, beberapa putaran menjelang akhir balapan Marquez mulai unjuk gigi dengan melancarkan manuver untuk mempimpin balapan. Keduanya kemudian saling susul hingga Dovizioso akhirnya membuat kesalahan dan tergelincir di tikungan 10.

Jatuhnya Dovizioso di dua putaran jelang garis finis membuat The Baby Alien berhasil memenangkan Grand Prix Motegi sekaligus mengunci gelar juara dunia untuk ketujuh kalinya (5 kali di kelas MotoGP). Meski begitu, Marquez ternyata tidak terlalu senang dengan kemenangannya. Usai balapan, dia menyatakan bahwa rival beratnya itu pantas berada di podium bersamanya jika tidak membuat kesalahan. (AG/03/2018)

Foto: https://id.motorsport.com/motogp/news/ambisi-marquez-sudahi-perlawanan-di-kandang-honda/3196208/

Legenda MotoGP Mick Doohan meramal karir balap Marc Marquez akan berlangsung lama hingga beberapa tahun ke depan. Menurut Doohan yang dilansir oleh Motorsport dan dikutip BatamTribunnews.com, karier Marquez akan berlanjut hingga 10 tahun ke depan apabila melihat usiannya sekarang yang baru mencapai 25 tahun. Senior Marquez di Tim Repsol Honda ini membandingkannya dengan Valentino Rossi yang masih berlaga di MotoGP dalam usia 39 tahun.

Talenta luar biasa yang ditunjjukkan Marquez bukan tidak mungkin dapat membuatnya mengoleksi lebih banyak lagi gelar juara dunia. Untuk tahun ini saja dia sudah berada di ambang gelar juara Motogp ke lima apabila finis pertama di gelaran GP Jepang pekan depan. Apabila menang, raihan gelarnya akan semakin mendekati rekor yang dimiliki Valentino Rossi.

Rossi tercatat meraih tujuh gelar juara dunia di kelas premier pada tahun 2001-2005 dan 2008-2009. Sedangkan Marquez yang sedang memasuki masa emas telah mengoleksi empat gelar juara dunia, yaitu tahun 2013, 2014, 2016, dan 2017. (AG/02/2018)

Foto: https://gpxtra.com

MotoGP merupakan ajang balap sepeda motor kelas dunia yang diadakan secara berseri di negara-negara benua Asia, Eropa, Australia, hingga Amerika. Setiap seri berselang antara satu minggu hingga satu bulan. Apabila helatan diadakan dalam satu benua, maka perpindahan logistiknya cukup menggunakan jalur darat dengan kontainer dan motorhome.

Namun, bagaimana bila seri selanjutnya harus beralih ke benua lain? Pernahkah Anda membayangkan kesibukan sebuah tim MotoGP yang harus mengemas dan membawa barang-barang mereka ke dalam pesawat kargo? Berapakah biaya yang harus dikeluarkan untuk sekali angkut?

Menurut GridOto.com yang dikutip oleh Kaltim.Tribunnews.com, mengangkut sebuah sepeda motor dengan pesawat kargo dari Asia ke negara Eropa membutuhkan biaya hingga ratusan juta rupiah secara door to door atau dari lokasi si pengirim sampai tiba ke lokasi pengiriman yang dituju. Itu pun bila sepeda motor yang dikirim merupakan produksi massal yang diedarkan di pasaran.

Jadi, bisa kebayang kan bila yang dikirim adalah satu unit sepeda motor yang dibuat khusus untuk ajang MotoGP yang harganya selangit? Kaltim.Tribunnews.com mencatat untuk satu unit sepeda motor MotoGP biayanya sekitar 2,5 juta dolar Amerika atau sekitar Rp. 37,5 miliar dalam satu musim kompetisi yang berisi 18 seri. Biaya tersebut belum termasuk barang-barang perlengkapan tim yang dapat mencapai beberapa kontainer. (AG/01/2018)

Foto: https://sportku.com

Here are some facts and figures from the long history of Grand Prix racing in Germany:

- The first motorcycle Grand Prix to be held in Germany was the West German Grand Prix held at the Solitude circuit in 1952, when it was reported that 400,000 spectators turned up to watch. Ireland’s Reg Armstrong won the 350cc and 500cc races, riding Nortons. The home crowd had plenty to cheer about, with Rudi Felgenheier winning the 250cc race on a DKW and Werner Haas winning the 125cc race on a NSU

- The first East German Grand Prix was held at the Sachsenring road circuit in 1961. The original circuit used for this event was a closed road circuit, 8.73km in length

- The East German GP continued to be held at the Sachsenring each year until 1972, after which the road circuit was considered too dangerous for Grand Prix racing

- The West German Grand Prix continued to be held every year from 1952 through to 1990, when East and West joined to become a unified Germany. Four different circuits were used during this period: Solitude, Schotten, Nurburgring and Hockenheim

- There has been a German Grand Prix held every year since unification - from 1991 to 1994 at the Hockenheim circuit, followed by three years at the Nurburgring and since 1998 at the new Sachsenring

- In addition to those mentioned above, one other Grand Prix event has been held in Germany: the Baden-Wurtemberg GP, held in 1986 at the Hockenheim circuit for just the 80cc and 125cc classes

- The newly-built Sachsenring circuit was initially just 3.508km long, with one short section of track from the old road circuit. Major modifications to the circuit in 2001, and then additional slight alterations in 2003, resulted in the current 3.671 km track layout

- This will be the 17th successive year that a Grand Prix event has been held at the new Sachsenring circuit

- Since Grand Prix racing returned to the Sachsenring circuit in 1998, there have been six podium finishes by home riders: Ralf Waldmann was third in the 250cc race in 1999, Steve Jenkner was third in the 125cc race in 2002, Stefan Bradl finished second in the 125cc category in 2008, Sandro Cortese finished third in the 125cc race in 2010, Bradl was second in the Moto2™ race of 2011 and Cortese won the Moto3™ race in 2012

- Since the introduction of the four-stroke MotoGP™ class in 2002, Honda have been the most successful manufacturer at the Sachsenring with eight wins, followed by Yamaha with three and Ducati with a single victory

Source: http://www.motogp.com

This is the longest running sponsor-factory agreement of its kind in the history of the motorcycle World Championship, and has converted the Repsol Honda bikes into icons within the motorsport world. Reigning World Champion, Marc Marquez, together with teammate and Honda stalwart Dani Pedrosa, will continue to represent these two prestigious brands as the factory riders.

The collaboration - which this year celebrates it’s 20th Anniversary - began in February of 1995 providing a perfect combination between bike, fuel and lubricant that has brought sporting success and technological development. Over these 20 years, the team has taken 10 rider titles, 133 victories, with Mick Doohan’s 35 and Dani Pedrosa’s 25 of particular note.

Added to this are 354 podiums, 137 pole positions and 152 race fastest laps. Repsol Honda have also been team champions on 6 occasions, since the award was created in 2002. Half of the World Championship titles won in the past 20 years have gone to Repsol Honda thanks to Mick Doohan (between 1995 and 1998), Alex Criville (1999), Valentino Rossi (2002 and 2003), Nicky Hayden (2006), Casey Stoner (2011) and Marc Marquez (2013).

For Repsol, the close collaboration with Honda is a stimulus in the development of products for as demanding a category as the MotoGP World Championship. These developments are later made available to the company’s more than 4,000 service stations. The bond between Repsol and Honda goes beyond a conventional sporting sponsorship arrangement and is solidified with the relationship between the Honda laboratories in Saitama, Japan, and the Repsol Technology Centre in Mostoles, Spain.

In the 1990s, the collaboration began with the development for 2-stroke engines later moving on to the challenge of developing for 4-strokes. At the Repsol Technology Centre, investigations take place with a unique single cylinder engine identical to those used in Marquez and Pedrosa’s bikes - only the Honda engineers in Saitama have one like it. This year, MotoGP fuel tanks house one litre less than in 2013 (a reduction from 21L to 20L per race), making efficiency a challenge.

Begoña Elices, General Director Communication and Chairman’s Office:

"We are very satisfied with the renewal of this agreement, which has been in place since 1995 and has given us such success –both in terms of sporting results and technological development. We have two exceptional riders in Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, who represent Repsol Values perfectly. This bond with the highest level of competition is the best impulse to improve as a global company, to investigate and develop cutting edge fuels and lubricants. Our alliance with Honda is an example of teamwork, completed by two riders who are ambassadors of our values –such as integrity, responsibility, bravery, enthusiasm and overcoming adversity."

Shuhei Nakamoto, HRC Executive Vice President:

"There is no better moment to celebrate this renewal, after a fantastic 1-2 finish in Germany and now we’re 1-2 in the Championship. We are very happy to extend our partnership with Repsol, which is not only a sponsorship agreement but key technical relationship. With the new 20 litre fuel rules in 2014, we have worked closely with Repsol and we are proud to share our successes both now and in the future!"

Source: http://www.motogp.com

After completing just 11 laps on Friday Hayden took the decision just moments before FP3 at the Gran Premio d'Italia TIM that he will take no further part in the sixth round of the MotoGP™ World Championship.

The American has suffered with the problem since round four in Spain but treatment in between races has allowed him to continue racing. However, at such a demanding circuit as Mugello the swelling and pain became unbearable and the best option for 'The Kentucky Kid' was to pull out.

Hayden is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery at 8am next Tuesday in Italy. The exploratory operation will be conducted by hand specialist Riccardo Luchetti, who will hopefully be able to identify the cause of the problem whilst cleaning up the affected area and reducing the swelling so that Hayden can return to competitive action as soon as possible.

The former MotoGP World Champion explained, “My wrist isn't getting any better so as hard a decision as it is to take the best thing for me is to listen to the doctors and skip this race. We need to stop thinking about riding and start thinking about a plan for the operation next week and my subsequent recovery. Mugello is a fast and physical circuit at the best of times but with the pain and loss of strength in my right hand it was getting really difficult to brake properly and it was risky to continue.”

“It is a shame to miss any race but especially Mugello, a circuit I love. It's also a shame for the team because we are really starting to build something together and we are understanding how to make progress more quickly during the weekend. My mechanics are working hard to make things easy for me and to give me the chance to get faster. I feel bad to miss this round, for the team and the sponsors.”

Source: http://www.motogp.com

Marquez takes pole to extend perfect run

A 1’47.270 lap gave Marquez his sixth consecutive pole this year and his seventh successive top grid spot including Valencia last year, as his perfect form continued.

An excellent effort from Iannone (+0.18s) saw him show his pace again to get his first premier class front row start, the perfect response to his two recent DNF results and an ideal performance from an Italian rider on an Italian bike at the Gran Premio d'Italia TIM.

Lorenzo got his third row one result of the year in third place, meanwhile, as he lapped a quarter of a second off Marquez.

Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) still holds the pole record at Mugello with his 1'47.157s time from last year - and he qualified in fourth position with a late lap 0.314s from today’s pole.

A big crash on an out lap ended Monster Yamaha Tech3 rider Pol Espargaro’s session early as he went down at turn nine and was clearly annoyed, but the Spaniard was unhurt and still ended up 5th on the grid.

A good qualifying result for Cal Crutchlow (Ducati Team) in sixth saw him outperform teammate Andrea Dovizioso who was eighth.

Sandwiching Dovizioso on the third row are Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) and Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) in seventh and ninth places respectively, with all three qualifying within 0.5s of pole.

Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) did not get the Q2 result he wanted as he qualified down in 10th for his 300th Grand Prix race.

Alvaro Bautista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) and Aleix Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) made it through from Q1 but were ultimately 11th and 12th.

Source: http://www.motogp.com

In terms of mileage, Pedrosa ended the three-day test second only to Suzuki Test Team’s Randy de Puniet, whilst the Repsol Honda Team rider focused on ironing out his weaker areas. In-turn, this followed an energetic off-season for the 28-year-old.

How was your winter?

Good, good. It has given me time to unwind. I was able to rest and have some fun. This winter I have been windsurfing, which is one of my favourite hobbies. I was relaxed for a while, I had a change of scenery and then started fitness training.

How is your fitness after two months off and then three intense days of testing?

Well, that went well. Logically I'm tired because I've ridden many laps and it was very hot, but overall I'm very happy with my fitness. Now that we begin to get more time on the bike, we will go better.

Have you been able to improve something that you were not satisfied with over the past year, which was your grip exiting corners?

Yes, last year I lacked grip on the rear and suffered a lot because of this. I improved other aspects to try to compensate for that. We always suffer the most when it comes to getting traction out of the corners and everything we improve with that will be positive. It's something we've worked on at this test and we have made progress.

How can you improve your riding? What did you learn in 2013?

The races in 2013 were much more intense. There was always a lot of intensity in MotoGP™ with Casey (Stoner) and Jorge (Lorenzo), but in 2013 we were almost always close together until the last lap. There were many more races in which two or three riders finished together. In these situations it is important to stay focused and to be precise, despite your tiredness or the fact that the bike is not performing at 100%.

What is your assessment of the opening three days of testing?

I was able to progress quite a lot. Over the first two days I did not start with the best feeling, but we have improved. As I said, we have slightly increased the rear grip, but I have also made good progress ˗ especially with my feel of the bike.

Do you like how the new tyres work?

We have to see how they respond at other circuits, but the truth is that both the soft and hard can be used now, whereas last season you could only use the soft compound. The previous hard tyre had no grip, so in this sense things have also gone well.

At the next test will a race simulation be your main priority?

No, not the priority. Clearly it will be one of the important things, but not the most important. (On Thursday) we did a lot of laps with worn tyres ˗ 60 laps with only two ˗ so we have experience with used tyres now. At the next test I want to prepare the bike as well as we can before heading to (the following test at) Phillip Island.

What will you change when you come back here to Sepang?

Right now there are not many things. We have a good feeling, so we have to keep working and see if we can finish the second test well, to then go to Phillip Island happy.

Source: http://www.motogp.com

Bautista may have ended proceedings 11th on the timesheet, but rapid lap times were not everything as numerous experiments went on behind the scenes.

"On the first day of testing, after becoming acquainted with the new RC213V, we started working on Showa suspension's setup starting from the good base reached at the end of last season," Jimenez begins to explain.

"On the second day, the situation became more complicated because we started using the new Bridgestone rear tyre for the 2014 season; that is actually quite different from the tyres used throughout 2013. The new tyre has a more rigid structure, designed to withstand the severe strain of a MotoGP™ and also amid high temperatures.

"Unfortunately, in this first test of the year we had - as all other riders had - only three new rear tyres available. We had to start from scratch in finding the best setting to exploit the potential of these tyres and for us this important work requires a certain time, because - being the only ones to use Showa suspension - we can’t count on other references. However, in the next scheduled test we will use only 2014 spec tyres, so we will focus on this aspect and I am convinced that we can do a good job."

Last year, a podium finish eluded Bautista, who the season before had managed to finish on the rostrum in both the San Marino and Japanese Grands Prix. However, Jimenez is confident that his rider can enjoy a positive upcoming campaign.

"We have seen very good lap times, obtained in the morning when the track was in the best condition," the Crew Chief continues. "In this case we have not been really fast, but we are satisfied.

"Alvaro has been fast with used tyres and this is important for the race distance. Obviously we need to improve for qualifying, but we have time to do it."

Once again this year, Fausto Gresini’s team is running a split programme. With Bautista riding a Factory Option Honda RC213V, new team-mate Scott Redding is piloting a Honda RCV1000R under the new Open regulations.

Source: http://www.motogp.com

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