MotoGP Test: Bastianini sets fastest-ever lap at Sepang

Bagnaia
moves
up

Francesco
Bagnaia
(Ducati
Lenovo
Team)
made
a
big
move
up
the
timesheets
into
sixth
on
Sunday,
0.134
off
Bastianini,
with
Johann
Zarco
(Pramac
Racing)
in
ninth.

Jack
Miller
(Ducati
Lenovo
Team)
was
P14.
On
rookie
watch,
Marco
Bezzecchi
(Mooney
VR46
Racing
Team)
came
out
on
top
once
again,
despite
a
crash.
Just
over
half
a
second
off
the
fastest
ever
lap
of
the
track
is
a
feat
in
itself,
and
the
number
72
ended
the
test
in
P16.

Rins
shines
for
Suzuki

Alex
Rins
(Team
Suzuki
Ecstar)
was
the
fastest
Suzuki
once
again,
slotting
into
fourth
and
less
than
a
tenth
and
a
half
off
the
top.

2020
FIM
MotoGP
World
Championship
winner
Joan
Mir
was
P12,
still
within
four
tenths
of
Bastianini
as
the
timesheets
were
split
more
often
by
hundredths
and
thousandths.
Mir
also
crashed,
though
the
rider
was
okay.

Vinales
impresses

After
taking
a
fantastic
1-2
on
the
opening
day,
Aprilia
Racing
ended
the
Sepang
Test
in
P2
and
P5
thanks
to
the
efforts
of
Aleix
Espargaro
and
Maverick
Vinales.

The
new
2022
bike
–
with
updates
across
the
board
–
has
been
very
well
received
by
both
riders.
Espargaro
has
praised
the
turning
and
corner
speed
improvements,
although
the
Spaniard
does
remain
undecided
on
which
chassis
is
best.

Honda
challenge

Work
on
the
completely
new
RC213V
continued
on
Day
2
for
the
Honda
quartet
of
Marc
Marquez,
Repsol
Honda
team-mate
Pol
Espargaro,
Alex
Marquez
(LCR
Honda
Castrol)
and
Takaaki
Nakagami
(LCR
Honda
Idemitsu),
with
the
number
93
ending
the
Test
as
the
quickest
Honda.

Yamaha’s
engine
has
been
a
talking
point
for
a
few
seasons
now
and
after
winning
the
2021
FIM
MotoGP
World
Championship,
Fabio
Quartararo
(Monster
Energy
Yamaha
MotoGP)
wanted
more
top
speed.
There
has
been
a
small
step,
but
both
Quartararo
and
Team
Manager
Maio
Meregalli
explained
they
expected
a
bigger
improvement.