Marquez and Rossi lead the first Moto GP 2015 tests
Without real surprise, it is the double world champion Marc Marquez who wins at the end of the first day of the 2015 MotoGP testing in Sepang (Malaysia), after two months of winter break and two months before the first race in Qatar .
Without real surprise, it is the double world champion Marc Marquez who wins at the end of the first day of (Malaysia), after two months of winter break and two months before the first race in .
With a time of 2’00.262 achieved in his 62nd lap (out of 63), the young Honda official (21 years old) is one tenth ahead of his "ancestor" at Yamaha, Valentino Rossi (35 years old), who finished in 2.00.380 just in front of his teammate Jorge Lorenzo (2.00.521) while Dani Pedrosa, victim of a minor fall in turn n ° 9, occupies fifth position (2’00.745) behind Andrea Dovizioso’s Ducati (2’00.617 ).
Regain confidence
"I’m happy to finally get back on the bike!", Rejoiced Marquez after testing the 2014 model of the RC213V and its 2015 developments, in order to be able to compare and finalize the improvements in its development..
"The first day after the winter break, we must first regain confidence and readjust to the MotoGP machines", continues the favorite for the 2015 title who has tried "three different configurations today, in order to choose the one that suits me the best for the rest of the test. There is still a lot to do, so we try to stay calm and keep working ".
Valentino Rossi, who also said he was “very excited to get back on the bike”, is delighted to have been “fast and consistent both in the morning and in the afternoon.” The Doctor has particularly focused on improving his pace with a worn tire, while stressing that it was "already pretty good".
"The bike is good and with a new tire we were able to attack to make a good lap", concludes the nine-time world champion who does not hide his ambitions of securing a tenth title on his record….
"In the end I am second just behind Marquez, but very little. It seems that the bike has improved in different areas. There is still work to be done, but the first day was positive”.
On the French side, Mike di Meglio achieved the 23rd fastest time on his Ducati equipped with the new Open Magneti Marelli software, supposed to improve traction control and anti-wheeling, while at NGM Forward Racing finished 25th in the Yamaha Open. His teammate Stefan Bradl, 8th fastest on the first day in 2’01.556, ranks best Open driver just 1.294 seconds behind Marquez.
“This first day of testing has been positive,” concludes Loris after completing 66 laps. "I still have to gain confidence and find the best position on the bike, but we are progressing quickly. We have two days of work to find the right feelings".
Chronos and ranking of the first day of testing in Sepang
- MARQUEZ, Marc (Repsol Honda Team) 2’00.262
- ROSSI, Valentino (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) 2’00.380
- LORENZO, Jorge (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) 2’00.521
- DOVIZIOSO, Andrea (Ducati Team) 2’00.617
- PEDROSA, Dani (Repsol Honda Team) 2’00.745
- ESPARGARO, Pol (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 2’00.930
- IANNONE, Andrea (Ducati Team) 2’01.424
- BRADL, Stefan (Forward Racing Team) 2’01.556
- SMITH, Bradley (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 2’01.707
- CRUTCHLOW, Cal (CWM LCR Honda) 2’01.713
- REDDING, Scott (Estrella Galicia 0.0 Marc VDS) 2’01.917
- PIRRO, Michele (Pramac Racing) 2’01.951
- PETRUCCI, Danilo (Pramac Racing) 2’02.136
- ESPARGARO, Aleix (Team Suzuki MotoGP) 2’02.225
- BAUTISTA, Alvaro (Factory Aprilia Gresini) 2’02.285
- AOYAMA, Hiroshi (HRC) 2’02.560
- HAYDEN, Nicky (Drive M7 Aspar) 2’02.699
- BARBERA, Hector (Avintia Racing) 2’02.700
- MILLER, Jack (CWM LCR Honda) 2’02.807
- NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki (Yamaha Factory Test Team) 2’03.092
- VIÑALES, Maverick (Team Suzuki MotoGP) 2’03.164
- LAVERTY, Eugene (Drive M7 Aspar) 2’03.295
- DI MEGLIO, Mike (Avintia Racing) 2’03.878
- ABRAHAM, Karel (AB Motoracing) 2’03.879
- BAZ, Loris (Forward Racing Team) 2’04.163
- MELANDRI, Marco (Factory Aprilia Gresini) 2’04.502
- DE ANGELIS, Alex (Octo Ioda Racing Team) 2’04.673
- TAKAHASHI, Takumi (HRC) 2’04.719
- TSUDA, Takuya (Team Suzuki MotoGP) 2’05.478
- LAVERTY, Michael (Aprilia Test Team) 2’06.190
To be continued until Friday on MNC: stay tuned !
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