2025 Barcelona preseason test thread

[#22]

The time is nearly upon us!

Marquez set to ride a Factory GP24 first, followed by GP25 prototype.

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/n...25-and-gp24-bikes-in-barcelona-test/10672482/

 

[MdubSTYLIE]

Mavs time to shine!

 

[#22]

Winter testing champ on his FOURTH brand!

 

[AnnoyingTwit]

I'll be interested to see how the champion, Martin, does on the Aprillia.

Winter testing champ on his FOURTH brand!

It's almost as if he's more interested in looking good than actually developing the bike.

 

[Sennas_Caress]

KTM will have their best line up, experience from all the brands worth mentioning. Viñales even has Suzuki based memories.

Yamaha will have inline and V4s, and suddenly a vast amount of data.

Honda with a test rider who still knows how to ride fast.

I do fear for Aprilia. I hope Martin is good at both testing and developing. He'll be needing those skill sets for the coming couple of years, before he returns to Ducati.

 

[#22]

Good point about Aprilia. They'll only have 1 rider who has previous experience on the bike, and even that is only the last few months ('that', being experience on the factory Aprilia rather than yr old bike).

I hope not, but I see Suzuki 2017 vibes.

 

[mikesbytes]

I’m assuming Aprilia has the lowest budget. Will having Martin help financially ie bring in more sponsorship?

 

[MdubSTYLIE]

I’m assuming Aprilia has the lowest budget. Will having Martin help financially ie bring in more sponsorship?

Ask me that again tomorrow afternoon.

 

[DavidSim]

Is the testing going to be televised ?

 

[AnnoyingTwit]

Is the testing going to be televised ?

Will it be on MotoGP.com?

 

[PRS717]

Will it be on MotoGP.com?

I could be wrong so take this accordingly but, I think MotoGP.com has a specific video pass for winter testing. I think I remember trying to watch last year but could not. You'd think a year's video pass would include testing but I don't think it does.

 

[Sennas_Caress]

Is the testing going to be televised ?

It's on TNT sports, don't know about other channels

 

[Barbedwirebikerr]

It's on TNT sports, don't know about other channels

Also on Foxtel in Australia

 

[#22]

I could be wrong so take this accordingly but, I think MotoGP.com has a specific video pass for winter testing. I think I remember trying to watch last year but could not. You'd think a year's video pass would include testing but I don't think it does.

I had no issue watching it on my annual pass.

 

[mmnumaone]

Weather forecast for tommorow is looking good. Biggest thing for me are bike switches between Marc, Martin, Bez, Vin. Let see if Vin will be king again.

 

[#22]

Marc's first taste in red:

 

[Sennas_Caress]

You have to love Ducati.

They kept banging on the door, until they flooded the entire competition with their bikes.
They kept reverting to Italian riders, yet chose to let their chosen #1 battle it out with a foreign rider who were to leave to a rival.
They brought in the old star, who could with their help, dethrone the second most successful Italian rider.

They just don't care. All they want is to win.

 

[#22]

What I have heard on the grapvine is that Marquez will be riding in a bike and leathers that are factory colours, but with all sponsor logos removed except for Michelin.

 

[MdubSTYLIE]

What I have heard on the grapvine is that Marquez will be riding in a bike and leathers that are factory colours, but with all sponsor logos removed except for Michelin.

I always like the special test liveries. I wish they would do that.

 

[Sennas_Caress]

What I have heard on the grapvine is that Marquez will be riding in a bike and leathers that are factory colours, but with all sponsor logos removed except for Michelin.

Yes, that was talked about I think on the Paddock Pass podcast as well. At least I think so.

All to do with MM having to wait until next calendar year to start with his new sponsors, right?