Ducati

Ducati brought a new engine to Sepang. The goa🍸l was to solve engine braking problems of the GP23 which Enea Ba♑stianini had called "a disaster".

Francesco Bagnaia reacted to🎃 the GP24: "I have good potential, more on the braking. We are adjusting the power deliꩲvery."

The🐼 '24 Ducati also features a different aerodynamic design, specifically the main set of wings 𓆏on the front fairing.

A new side fairing is a major point of di🎶fference for the latest Ducati.

It is a hybrꦡid configuration, joining last season's ground effect fairing with downward ducts.

Jorge Martin com𒁏pl🃏ained about the fairing during the Sepang test but, after an extra day of use, joined Bastianini and Bagnaia in his praise for it.

The Ducati has also updated both exhausts.

KTM

The use of the carbon fibre chassis is t🌊he most significant decisio𓂃n that KTM made. The Tech3 GASGAS team also used a carbon fibre chassis.

Their search for the perfect exhaust mean꧋s settling on an updated lower exhaust, alongsi🌺de an old top exhaust.

KTM, like Aprilia, included eye꧒-catching aero in Sepang.

“We’ꦉre playing, literally, with thin air here," Jack Miller said about the aerodynamics.

“They look radical and th𓂃e changes look massive but, in all honesty, it’s not massively big changes.

“🐽There are minute changes here, there and everywhere.

“The thing i🥂s… it affects the bike𝐆 everywhere. Drive, on the maximum lean angle, tipping the bike in, braking.

“There are so many variable🍸s that go into testin🗹g this stuff.

“Tha🉐t’s why i🌌t’s hard to nail together a decent package because there are so many variables between items."

Aprilia

Aprilia caugꦓht the eye in Sepang with some noticable innovations.

The 🌺chassis, aero packag🔯e, and engine are all brand new.

The aerodynamics are an even greater point of different to last year's bike, and have resulted in ཧa new balance for the 2024 R꧅S-GP.

Sidepod wings have been ad♕ded in a major overhaul of the aero. And th꧂e rear tail unit now features a diffuser under the tail.

Aleix Espargaro's feedback was: "The level of this bike is higher. Now we need to understand how to 🙈ride it. 

"The aerodyna🗹mics make the bike quite different, but I like it. It helps me in corner speed, I can ride with more mid-corner because I have more stability. So I n💛eed to get used to it. But looks like potential is high.

“Super heavier! This is the negative thing,” Espargaro conf༒irmed.ജ “The bike is super heavy and physical. But what I want is to be fast. I don’t care if it’s physical. But it is – a lot!”

Yamaha

Yamaha's new aerodynamics resembled last year's Aprilia💮 design. Sidepod wings initially popped up but don't appear tꦉo be staying.

A new engine was ♋aimed at giving Yamaha a smoother power delivery but p𓃲roblems persist with putting together a single fast lap.

Fabio Quartararo posted impressiv🌱e top speeds but Yamaha insist it was due to ♑his braking ability.

“I think the speed is also ဣwith the braking reference,” Quartararo admitted. 

“I’m not 💞saying the bike is slow, the bike is very fast but the braking reference also💦 makes it a little bit strange on the top speed.

“But this is super positive to have a fast bike but we still have to improve our fast lap. Our one lap we are missing so much and this is o🔴ur biggest problem right now."

Honda

Honda's focus was on im🌠proving the bike that was seen at the postseason Valencia test, rather than the bike used in the 2023 season.

An updated engine has not yet solved problems with rear grip, thoughꦜ.

Honda introduced an aluminium swingarm, ꦍnotably because it was see𝓰mingly built by the manufacturer itself rather than being sourced.

They🥀 played with different aero packages, most significantly stegosaurus wings paired with a large rear aero.

Luca Marini implored Honda to continue in their own direction rather than copying Ducati, saying: “It is faster. But it is less forgiving, not as much control but it is more in your hand. There is a little bit more power so we are strugglin🔜🐼g with grip because the torque is more.

“We need to be more careful with ꧋the throttle because the power is there. You can ride faster because the engine is stronger.”