Extra, from a press launch issued by Dorna:
0.053 splits Quartararo, Bagnaia and Zarco at Barcelona check
There’s nearly nothing in it on the timesheets and lots to see in pitlane on the one-day official check
Monday, 06 June 2022
Monster Vitality Yamaha MotoGP™’s Fabio Quartararo flexed his velocity across the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as soon as once more on Monday, placing in the quickest lap of the Official Catalunya Check simply in the future on from victory on the observe. The Frenchman’s 1:39.447 within the opening a part of the eight-hour Official Check was sufficient for him to cling on to prime spot by the narrowest of margins, with Ducati Lenovo Crew’s Francesco Bagnaia solely 0.004 seconds adrift in second. Finishing the highest three was Prima Pramac Racing’s Johann Zarco, who, regardless of claiming the ultimate podium place on Sunday, however accomplished a whopping 93 laps through the day.
A small crash at Flip 2 didn’t deter Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro, as he shortly put Sunday’s embarrassment behind him by ending the day fourth on the timesheets and solely a tenth away from his title rival Quartararo. Repsol Honda will probably be hopeful they’ve managed to make a breakthrough on the brand new RC213V after Pol Espargaro grabbed the ultimate place inside a prime 5 cut up by solely 1 / 4 of a second.
Ducati Lenovo Crew’s Jack Miller posted a 1:39.742 contained in the opening hour to finish up sixth, half a tenth away from Aprilia Racing’s Maverick Viñales. Monster Vitality Yamaha MotoGP™’s Franco Morbidelli suffered a crash late within the day at Flip 5 however confirmed optimistic indicators of enchancment by closing out the Official Check in eighth. Finishing the highest ten was the Gresini Racing duo of Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio, whereas prime KTM was Brad Binder (Purple Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing) in eleventh, forward of the highest, and solely, Suzuki current: Joan Mir (Crew Suzuki Ecstar).
All six factories unveiled a raft of brand-new components all through the course of the day as they appear to springboard themselves in the direction of glory within the pivotal center a part of the 2022 World Championship. Right here’s what was noticed in pitlane on the Catalunya Check.
YAMAHA
Contemporary from the highest step, Quartararo was focussing his work on a revised swingarm – the one he used to nice impact in Sunday’s race. The Frenchman was swapping between the up to date model and the one he began the yr on as Yamaha’s seek for extra rear grip continues. Talking afterwards, Quartararo and staff boss Maio Meregalli confirmed that ‘El Diablo’ has completely reverted again to the unique 2022 aero bundle and won’t use the improve first seen at Mugello for the remainder of the season.
WithU Yamaha RNF’s Andrea Dovizioso was additionally seen with the most recent swingarm, plus the aerodynamic improve as they attempt to get the Italian snug on the Yamaha M1. Morbidelli, in the meantime, was working with a carbon swingarm, plus continued to make use of the upgraded aerodynamics bundle.
DUCATI
As ever, there was lots occurring down at Ducati and one fascinating innovation was a moderately completely different chassis noticed on check rider Michele Pirro’s GP22 and, much more curiously, Johann Zarco’s Prima Pramac Ducati. Each the Frenchman and Davide Tardozzi uncared for to verify whether or not we might see the chassis in motion at some stage by way of 2022 or whether or not it was early work on the GP23…
Bagnaia and Miller, plus Bastianini, had been all seen testing a barely revised aerodynamics bundle, with the Bologna manufacturing unit but to make use of their one allowed improve for the 2022 marketing campaign. There was additionally a black fairing on show, pictured with Bagnaia above.
APRILIA
Aprilia had everything of pitlane speaking once they rolled out a radical new aspect fairing, pictured beneath. Each Viñales and Aleix Espargaro tried it all through the course of the day. Espargaro was additionally noticed making an attempt the brand new rear wing that Lorenzo Savadori first utilized in Mugello. Viñales had a barely completely different chassis to attempt through the day, plus the pair labored on an upgraded engine that Technical Director Romano Albesiano confirmed they hoped to have the ability to use on the Austrian Grand Prix.
HONDA
The significance of the check was evidenced by the very fact no person did extra laps of the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya than Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) as he obtained near a full century, and that regardless of his Saturday crash. The 2014 Moto3™ and 2019 Moto2™ World Champion had two completely different chassis to attempt through the day, plus obtained the prospect to attempt the swingarm first seen on brother Marc Marquez’s Repsol Honda Crew bike in Mugello. Pol Espargaro was seen with a 3rd completely different chassis that had carbon bonded to the primary beam.
KTM
The Austrian manufacturing unit will probably be hoping they’ve made a step ahead on the Catalunya Check they usually had loads of objects to attempt. Crew boss Francesco Guidotti confirmed they had been making an attempt new components, doing additional work on present components even re-evaluating final yr’s components. Slight modifications to the chassis and switching between aero packages had been essentially the most notable issues from the orange a part of pitlane, which was coy as ever.
SUZUKI
Using solo as teammate Alex Rins is sidelined following the Flip 1 crash on Sunday, Mir had two completely different aerodynamic packages to attempt. One had aspect pods added to the present model, and the second was a completely new design. The 2020 World Champion confirmed he can be utilizing certainly one of them from the Sachsenring onwards… and on that segue, be a part of us then because the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland will get in gear from the seventeenth to the nineteenth of June!
