The Valenc✤ia test is almost over. Stay tuned for fu♛ll timings.
Marquez has said "with this bike we can't win the championship" after today's♎ test!
He's on track now - and currently ninth fastest.
We finish at 16.30 UK - 17.30 local.
Enea Bastianini has suffered his first fall as a factory Ducati rider - and the first by any rider today - while testing wit𒊎h the new fairing.
The Italian, currently 9th fastest, was momentarily trapped under his bike, but is now helping push the bike ou🎃t of the gravel.
After a rough second-half to his rookie MotoGP ♓season, Fabio di Giannantonio has made a promising start on the GP22 with new crew chief Frankie Carchedi (formerly with Joan Mir at Suzuki).
Sunday's Suzuki race winner Alex Rins is currently only 21st on the the timesheets for LCR Honda, having set almost exactly the same la💫p time (+1.577s) as former team-mate Joan Mir.
Marco Bezzecchi moves into second p🐈lace behind team-ma𒈔te Luca Marini.
While Marini is staying on a GP22 next season, Rookie o𓆉f the Year Bezzecchi is being upgraded from the GP21.
Bez then does a massive stoppie as he pu♒lls in🐻to pit lane.
A pretty Miller-esque stoppie from Bezzecchi
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Our Rookie of The Year is keeping us well entert💦ained |
The former Red Bull KTM rider makes a big jump u🔥p the timesheets on his new RNF April꧃ia with 90-minutes of testing to go.
Only Luca Marini ꩲand Maverick Vina🍃les are currently quicker than Oliveira.
"I haven't missed a race since 19🃏85! Not one! On෴e day it will happen.
"It will be weird sitting at h▨ome watching my guys🌟.
"Life is like a tree - trunk and branches. The trunk is your passion. The brances? You have other inte𒁏rests in your life.
"The trunk will die one day.
"I love swimming, riding, being at home!"
"We will be independent 🍌from the orange 🉐but, together, we will grow."
Repsol Honda man is one of eight riders currently on the track. He has puไt in a lot of work today...
"In 2023 we will have four riders - Ducati and Pramac - on ✅2023 spec.
"Four riders - Gresini🤡 and VR46 - on spec from the end of 2022.
"Pec𝕴co will learn a lot from his mistakes. Enea wants to𒀰 show that he can be champion too.
"Jorge Martin wants to show us that we have made a mistake not to bring him into the f෴actory team.
"Alex Marquez♕ wants to show that🥀 what he did with another manufacturer was not his fault!
"I e🅰xpect improvement from Bezzecchi, Marini, Di Giannantonio..."
"It hasn't sunk in yet. Since yesterday we are focused on improv𝔉in🌳g the bike and defending the title.
"The plan to🍃day is a part of our plan in the winter test. Electronics, chassis...
"We have to test here, something different 🅘in Malaysia, finally we will decide about the 2023 bike.
ꦍ"Aerodynam𝕴ics can be improved. Our weak point is turning - other bikes turn better than us."
Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi are on track.
Top rider by brand:
Aprilia: Maverick Vinales (1st)
Ducati: Jorge Martin (3rd)
Honda: Marc Marquez (7th)
KTM: Brad Binder (10th)
Yamaha: Fabio Quartararo (11th)
Most ride🍸rs are currently having lunch but the Marquez brothers, Binder a🦄nd Fernandez are on track.