2025 Preseason.

#22 said:

Apparently Joan Mir was set for a faster lap but ran out of fuel. Maybe the lack of fuel was the precise reason he was going fast

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True. Testing with different fuel loads is part of setup, while it helps with glory points it still needs to be done

Day 3
Marc did the most laps - 56 of them. I guess he must of done some long run testing. Chantra 55 laps, that's the way to learn a new bike in a new class.

Best performances by those on new manufacturers;
Bezzecchi +0.835s
Aldeguer +0.908s
Miller +0.959s
Ogura +1.261s
Interesting but it's just testing so can't read too much into it

mikesbytes said:

Day 3
Marc did the most laps - 56 of them. I guess he must of done some long run testing. Chantra 55 laps, that's the way to learn a new bike in a new class.

Best performances by those on new manufacturers;
Bezzecchi +0.835s
Aldeguer +0.908s
Miller +0.959s
Ogura +1.261s
Interesting but it's just testing so can't read too much into it

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As above, both he and Pecco did sprint simulations. Marquez sprint pace was very good.

He said in the end of day interview that they still haven't decided on the 25 engine yet and he only did 1 lap time attack early in the day because he didn't want to crash the bike.

Final times from Day 3. Along with setting the fastest time, Alex Marquez also set the fastest sprint race simulation.

Alex Marquez Sprint simulation:
1'58.061
1'57.722
1'57.368
1'57.470
1'57.698
1'57.808
1'58.132
1'58.154
1'58.225
1'58.376
Marc Marquez Sprint simulation:

1'57.813
1'57.641
1'57.768
1'57.763
1'58.031
1'57.954
1'57.936
1'57.862
1'58.256
1'58.272

Fabio is definitely in the fight. My say. Last year at Sepang tests I picked Martin as the champion and I nailed it, lol.

Impressive how big the step Yamaha took. Bartolini is a magician. That explains why Gigi felt so much when he left.

The factory Ducati riders feedback is the 2025 engine is better on acceleration and smoother, but is struggling to slow down the bike as well as the GP24 engine. As evidenced by these photos




Fabio Quartararo thinks Yamaha have gained more over this winter than in the previous 5 yrs (0.8s and 0.5s respectively). Bagnaia also now thinks Yamaha are the closest challenger to Ducati.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1...amaha-motogp-progress-after-personal-best-lap

I think the GP24 riders will have a good season

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1...i-gp24-competitiveness-against-heralded-gp25s