FIRST LOOK: MotoGP bikes on display at Misano test
Another angle... pic.twitter.com/ySpuCtIr9i
— Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP) September 11, 2023
Joan Mir returns on a prototype Honda #MisanoTest #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/L3laRd1o2Z
— Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP) September 11, 2023
Honda test rider Stefan Bradl is also on track today. #MisanoTest #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/ir9Vl3qivT
— Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP) September 11, 2023
Marc Marquez and Joan Mir used the 2024 Honda prototype that Stefan Bradl raced with at the San Marino MotoGP.
Marquez, worryingly for Honda, did not enjoy his first impressions...
An M1 under wraps in the Monster Yamaha pits.#MotoGP #MisanoTest pic.twitter.com/pROtJcCUQv
— Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP) September 11, 2023
The engine is the priority for Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, who also said new aero and a new chassis are available today.
An Aprilia being prepared for Oliveira. #MotoGP #MisanoTest pic.twitter.com/3nVxkEDSfc
— Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP) September 11, 2023
Aleix Espargaro has previously claimed that Aprilia must improve at stop-and-go circuits like Misano. The Spaniard tried the factory's carbon fibre frame.
KTM engineers gather around Jack Miller after his first run on the carbon fibre chassis. #MisanoTest #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/dlGUkBbhey
— Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP) September 11, 2023
Brad Binder's KTMs. #MisanoTest #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/Q1ZWE9DTf9
— Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP) September 11, 2023
A new carbon fibre chassis is the big news that KTM are trying out. Their test rider Dani Pedrosa shone by racing as a wild card in Misano.
Sunday's winner Jorge Martin walks back, no signs of scrapes so perhaps a tech issue. #MisanoTest #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/zE4HF0VnL2
— Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP) September 11, 2023
After winning two races in two days, Jorge Martin trudged back to his box.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
