What To Expect At The Sepang Test ?

I see little Pedro's up to speed already if those times from today are anything to go by.

 

I’m going to laugh soooo much if that Honda makes the cut. 8 kilo weight saving and many other improvements, including front end feel
So…Fantasy League? Waiting for the line up, but Pedro and now MM could be good choices. ..

edit: and maybe Luca on the Honda.

 

Ooof

2024 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown Test results - Day 2 | MotoGP | Crash

Looks like another long and painful year for thee'onda tbh.

 

Maybe. The test times do not mean much though. I made that mistake last year. Race pace is what counts.

 

Or the front mudguard wings.
Please make it stop

 

Pedro Acosta for champion. As a rookie.

PS. He already has two world championships, and he is still 19 years old. Anyone betting against him?

 

I’m not confident enough to bet against him but I do think he might do a Lorenzo, ie first season he came in super super fast immediately on the 800 yam, and then just crashed his brains out. Anyone remember the sepang highside where he broke both his ankles? (Partly due to shite Dainese under leather boots but that’s a separate subject), or the Laguna Seca crash where he wore the moon helmet and ironically literally tried to fly there.

I do think Acosta might win a race though this year, deffo a sprint race

 

Few tit bits from the first day proper...

Tuesday February 6th
16:22 - First big movers of the afternoon! LCR Honda's Johann Zarco improves by just under a second to jump up from 20th and 7th - and becomes the top Honda in doing so. Then Marco Bezzecchi also found a second to go from 19th to 6th on the timesheets.

16:15 - Few more interesting bits to note. Acosta is currently fastest of anyone through Sectors 1 and 3, whilst Martin is top in Sectors 2 and 4. In terms of the Speed Trap, it's Marini (Honda), Acosta (KTM) and Marc Marquez (Ducati) tied at the top having clocked 336.4kph. Interestingly, though, Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha, who's top speed struggles have been well documented in recent years, currently sit only 1kph behind in fourth.

16:05 - Whilst we wait for some late afternoon improvements, let's take a look at who's been the busiest out on track so far. Jack Miller is currently most deserving of a beer tonight after doing 46 laps, with his KTM teammate Brad Binder, Pedro Acosta and Maverick Viñales all having done 40 laps.

 

Testing or not, you have to say Acosta seems to be settling into Moto GP life quite nicely!

 

2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 1 (4pm)

1 = Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP24) 1m 57.951s
2 = Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* +0.269s
3 = Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA VR46 Ducati (GP23) +0.374s
4 = Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP24) +0.533s
5 = Maverick Vinales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) +0.565s
6 = Alex Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP23) +0.762s
7 = Alex Rins SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.765s
8 = Miguel Oliveira POR Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) +0.799s
9 = Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.822s
10 = Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) +0.863s
11 = Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP24) +0.993s
12 = Luca Marini ITA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +1.018s
13 = Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.097s
14 = Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.112s
15 = Joan Mir SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +1.127s
16 = Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.261s
17 = Marc Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP23) +1.335s
18 = Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) +1.417s
19 = Marco Bezzecchi ITA VR46 Ducati (GP23) +1.583s
20 = Johann Zarco FRA LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.594s
21 = Augusto Fernandez SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) +1.972s
22 = Raul Fernandez SPA Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23) +2.169s
23 = Michele Pirro ITA Pramac Ducati (GP24) +2.451s

 

That livery’s going to give me a migraine after about two rounds

 

Not feeling it as in under the weather or not feeling it as in nearly a second off after 54 laps in a single day?