MotoGP – Lorenzo dominates the first day of the 2015 MotoGP tests in Valencia –

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Lorenzo dominates first day of MotoGP 2015 testing in Valencia

MotoGP - Lorenzo dominates the first day of the 2015 MotoGP tests in Valencia -

Before the rain yesterday and the third day today, Jorge Lorenzo dominated Monday in Valencia (Spain) on the first day of the 2015 MotoGP pre-season testing, in the absence of Marc Marquez who had exceptionally received permission from the HRC to rest a day after winning the last round of the 2014 season .

Before the rain yesterday and the third day today, Jorge Lorenzo dominated Monday in Valencia (Spain) on the first day of the 2015 MotoGP pre-season testing, in the absence of Marc Marquez who had exceptionally received permission from the HRC to rest a day after winning the .

The two-time MotoGP world champion however took the opportunity to introduce his RC213V to his little brother Alex, who will race in Moto2 next year. "It’s not every day that you can try a bike like this, I thank Honda and especially Shuhei Nakamoto (vice president of the HRC, Editor’s note). It was a nice gift for my title of world champion Moto3 ", said Alex Marquez who will make his first Moto2 test in Jerez (Spain) this week..

"The power is what impressed me the most", continues the young Alex from the top of his 18 years: "the feelings that we have on the straight line are incredible, and under braking too. The time spent between each race. turn is reduced enormously. I was a little tired at the end. I was a little steep at the beginning but I think I did well. I had a great time, I was like a kid! "

Before the second day was disrupted by the rain (only 11 riders chose to face the track yesterday), Jorge Lorenzo set the best time on Monday in 1’30.975 by testing the 2015 Yamaha YZR-M1, which started its race. slimming treatment for the which should make him lose 2 kg.

"We tried a lot of things to reduce the weight, especially on the chassis, but it was important to keep the same sensations despite the weight loss", explains the Mallorcan who also worked on "the settings and other small stuff. I’m satisfied because I had the best time, faster even than during the Grand Prix this weekend. I had only turned in 1’30, so that means the bike is working well. ".

His teammate Valentino Rossi, fourth on the timesheet of the first day in 1’31.250, also appreciated the new M1 2015: "today the big novelty was the chassis, which is slightly different and we did not expect not to big changes, but in reality the bike is better. I felt comfortable and it helped me to brake when entering corners. Yamaha did a great job, I was able to ride faster than on the 2014 bike in race configuration, so it’s pretty good ".

At HRC, Dani Pedrosa preferred not to ride yesterday because of the rain.

But Marc Marquez "took the opportunity to try out a few things on the wet track that worked well. We only did a few laps, but at least we were able to make some progress in our work. The weather forecast is better for tomorrow (today ‘hui, Editor’s note) so I hope we can try the new bike ".

Ducati on the other hand only turned on Monday before repacking, since the GP15 will not be introduced until February 2015 during the Sepang tests..

As expected, Marco Melandri has signed with Aprilia to race alongside Alvaro Bautista in the Gresini team. "I was offered the opportunity to develop an entirely new project and it is something that I have not yet done in my career since I have always ‘inherited’ the motorcycles I have ridden", explains the Hedgehog of Ravenna who considers the objective "quite ambitious: to develop a motorbike but also a new prototype with which we will race in 2016. It will be a demanding season and we will have a lot of work but we are ready for this challenge". 

But all eyes were naturally on Jack Miller, who unlike the classic route will pass in 2015. The "vice world champion" Moto3 completed more than 60 laps on the handlebars of the Honda Open of the CWM-LCR Honda team without committing any big errors.

"It was an excellent day during which we did a lot of testing and I completed a lot of laps!", Summarizes the young Australian who will ride alongside Cal Crutchlow: "I had enormous pleasure and this may be one of the greatest days of my racing career. I have never felt such a thrill on a motorcycle. The power is just incredible, the braking is amazing and the grip with the tires is astounding. That means I look forward to even more for the days to come with the CWM-LCR Honda team. While I was really happy today, we will work hard focusing on my learning how to ride. machine, step by step ".

At Suzuki, Aleix Espargaro finds "the chassis of the GSX-RR fantastic" while "the electronics also work better" than that of his M1 Open. But as explained in our, there is still a step to be taken compared to the Factory and the Suzuki must progress in maximum speed, since it still gives 20 km / h to the other motorcycles….

Finally in the French clan, Mike di Meglio is very happy with his Ducati even if he admits to being a little frustrated at not having received the authorization to ride it yesterday because of the rain, while Loris Baz (here- cons) made his MotoGP debut at NGM Forward Racing with two "silly" crashes on the handlebars of his Yamaha Open.

“My first impression on the wet track was good”, explains Loris: “I wanted to know how the tires were going to behave on a wet track so I took advantage of the rain to do it. I still have to gain confidence with the brakes but we will continue to work tomorrow. I am satisfied, despite my two falls ".

"It was just a silly mistake going down the gears," continued the former Green Giant. "I’m not completely comfortable in my riding position yet and maybe that is just what. Anyway, I feel good and today it was just a few laps. to better understand the motorcycle and the tires ".

To be continued on MNC with the results of the third day: stay tuned !

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