Misano Test: Marquez hits century; Quartararo fastest

Marquez
returns

On
the
timesheets,
Marquez
was
Honda’s
best
in
13th
for
the
test
on
combined
times,
having
gone
as
fast
as
a
1:31.642
in
the
morning
session
on
Day
2.
More
importantly,
however,
there
is
plenty
for
the
Japanese
marque’s
technical
gurus
to
pore
over
in
coming
weeks
and
months
as
preparations
for
next
season
ramp
up.

As
for
the
machinery,
there
was
plenty
going
on
at
Honda
as
well.
The
Kalex
swingarm
which
HRC
Test
Rider
Stefan
Bradl
tried
out
on
Day
1
was
back
again
on
Day
2
–
and
this
time,
it
was
seen
on
one
of
Marquez’s
bikes.

Different
exhaust

The
No.93
had
three
different
examples
of
the
RC213V
at
his
disposal,
those
being
a
pair
of
2022
versions
and
more
of
a
2023
model,
and
Honda
tested
three
different
air
intakes
across
its
fleet
of
motorcycles.

Bradl
also
tried
out
a
different
exhaust,
and
even
did
some
back-to-back
running
with
the
2021
bike.

New
chassis
for
Yamaha

Yamaha
also
worked
on
a
new
chassis,
as
well
as
new
aerodynamic
pieces,
with
different
versions
seen
on
the
bikes
of
Quartararo
and
Franco
Morbidelli,
who
finished
the
test
12th-fastest
overall.

While
Misano
is
very
much
about
developing
a
bike
for
the
following
season,
it
might
also
give
Quartararo
a
big
boost
to
his
hopes
of
back-to-back
FIM
MotoGP
World
Championship
titles,
given
Team
Manager
Massimo
Meregalli
says
that
the
new
chassis
could
appear
as
soon
as
the
upcoming
Aragon
GP.

Over
to
Aragon

Crews
are
packing
up
after
the
completion
of
two
days
of
action
at
Misano
and
it
is
the
Monster
Energy
Yamaha
MotoGP
Team
on
top
of
the
timesheets,
though
it
is
Marquez,
who
has
grabbed
the
headlines.

After
two
fascinating
days
of
action
which
will
shape
not
only
next
year,
but
also
the
rest
of
the
2022
FIM
MotoGP
World
Championship
season,
the
MotoGP
caravan
moves
to
MotorLand,
Aragon
on
September
18.