The 2023 preseason in MotoGP is officially underway after the first day of testing in sepang for the official pilots who will be on the grid during the World Cup and the domain ducati continues despite the new year.
the mark of Borgo Panigale He won all the possible titles in MotoGP last season and he wants to repeat the same in this one. Throughout the first day of testing in Malaysia, the time sheets were led by a Ducati motorcycle.
The first to do so was the current world champion, pecco bagnaia, who was one of the first pilots to leave. then came Jorge Martinwho was the first of the day to mark a 1:58 and was at the top for several hours.
However, in the final part several pilots began to attack the clock. The first was enea bastianinipremiering the colors of the official team, but the joy did not last long. Marco Bezzechi reached 1:58.4 and finished as the fastest on the first day of MotoGP in 2023.
second snuck Maverick Vinales with the Aprilia to break the absolute dominance of Ducati, but behind the Catalan were Bastianini, Martín and Bagnaia to make four out of five Ducatis in the top5.
The pilots of the Japanese mounts have been more discreet. yamaha He has made a quality leap in power, with a bike that has gained 5 km/h compared to the last race in Sepang, but both Fabio Quartararo as Franco Morbidelli They have been far from the best of times.
The Italian-Brazilian finished tenth, just ahead of the Frenchman, both more than half a second behind the time set by Bezzechi.
Who has also had a hard day’s work has been Marc Márquez. The ’93’, who, according to various media outlets, has tested up to four different motorcycles, has been one of the riders who has completed the most laps (58 in total), but has finished twelfth in the standings.
