2025 Barcelona preseason test thread

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[JPSLotus]

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Wonder what that means for next season.

 

[AnnoyingTwit]

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People used to say - not saying I agree with them - that Marc liked a bike that was difficult to ride but fast so that his team-mates couldn't compete. An easy to ride bike might, repeat 'might', help Bagnaia on balance.

 

[AnnoyingTwit]

There is a live stream on motogp.com. Again, hard to find, but it is there. I had to go VideoPass and then live stream. I couldn't find anything under search.

Aldeguer currently winning the rookies testing cup. But, I expect that will change. EDIT: Commentators have just said that all rookies have crashed already.

EDIT: Of all the shots of different riders, it's Marc Marquez who looked happiest to me.

 

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Yep Ogura was the first to go down at T2. Chantra went down under braking for T10 then shortly after, Aldeguer went down at T5. All riders ok

 

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Current times (lunchtime)

 

[AnnoyingTwit]

Pedro Acosta has reclaimed #37. Minor point, but I found #31 stylised a bit to look like #37 versus a #37 team-mate to be confusing.

EDIT: Listening back to earlier testing, that's a lot of GP24s at the track.

 

[p4p1]

People used to say - not saying I agree with them - that Marc liked a bike that was difficult to ride but fast so that his team-mates couldn't compete. An easy to ride bike might, repeat 'might', help Bagnaia on balance.

I think it was more he didn’t want to compromise on speed for a bike that was easier to ride. I’m not sure he was ever worried about competition but he did say that if he liked a part and his teammate didn’t it was an extra bonus and he would push for that part.

 

[techDmn]

he did say that if he liked a part and his teammate didn’t it was an extra bonus and he would push for that part.

If I remember correctly, he said that if Pedrosa liked a part, and it didn't make much difference to him, he would tell the team that he did not like it.

 

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Now I'm on my laptop, can grab some screenshots easier:

Marc. Not sure if this is a GP25 or 24. Simon Crafar was saying one way to tell is the clutch slave cylinder, which we cannot see.

Alex on a GP24

Ogura on the Aprilia

Vinales on the KTM

Chantra on the LCR Honda

Franco on the very yellow VR46

Miller on the Pramac Yamaha

 

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Pedro Acosta has reclaimed #37. Minor point, but I found #31 stylised a bit to look like #37 versus a #37 team-mate to be confusing.

EDIT: Listening back to earlier testing, that's a lot of GP24s at the track.

I didn't, they were never anywhere near each other on track, except for last Friday

 

[AnnoyingTwit]

I didn't, they were never anywhere near each other on track, except for last Friday

For me it was when they cut to a TECH3 rider crashing. It could be either of them. Last Friday was a bonus day when both crashed together and it was immediately obvious. Bonus only in that respect.

 

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Yeah, I remember the commentators mentioned it at the Valencia test in 2024. I'm surprised they got away with it tbh.

 

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Martin just crashed, lowside at T5

 

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[p4p1]

KTM was running a pretty extreme looking front fairing. It gave Ducati hammer head vibes

 

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Quartararo in the Pramac garage chatting with Jack Miller, obviously getting thoughts from each other. Smart from Fabio imo.

Also noticed Marc is only doing short runs. He currently has been out 6 times and not done more than 5 laps a time. I'm guessing they know what they are doing because Baganaia has been similar.

 

[MdubSTYLIE]

Martin just crashed, lowside at T5

He'll be back!