Marquez back in the groove and fastest with Pedrosa 5th
. By Bikeland Staff
Day two of the second Sepang test has concluded with Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez back at the top of the time sheets with teammate Dani Pedrosa finishing the day in 5th.
After a difficult first day, where he was unable to work properly due to an issue with the brakes, Marc was keen to get to work on his test programme. It wasn’t long before the reigning World Champion was out in front, becoming the first rider in this second test to lap under 2’00 just before midday. He spent the day working on electronics amongst other items and recorded his fastest lap of 1’59.844 on lap 22 of 63. He had a small crash in the afternoon at turn four, but thankfully remained uninjured. Dani continued to work on suspension settings and set his fastest lap of 2’00.275 on lap 36 of 57.
The three-day test will conclude tomorrow and will be followed by the first test by Factory riders on Michelin tyres in preparation for 2016.
Marc Marquez
1ST 1’59.844 (63 LAPS)
"I'm happy because today was a positive day. After what happened yesterday, we tried to make up for lost time and tried out quite a few things. Tomorrow we have to continue testing things out, in order to continue developing and eliminating anything that is not going to be useful. Today we focused on electronics and tomorrow we will work more on the chassis. I'm happy with how things went today and with the pace that we have achieved. We'll see if tomorrow the rain holds off all day, because we need good weather."
Marc Marquez
Dani Pedrosa
5TH 2’00.275 (57 LAPS)
“Today we focused on the bike's suspension. We have been testing many different configurations looking to find a good setup. I'm happy with the hard work we have done today. Although it was very hot, we put in a lot of laps and at the end of the day we found a small step, which is positive. We still have many things to improve, but we have progressed and are already in good shape. I am getting more confidence with the bike and have a better feeling with the tyres. In addition, we have identified the good and bad points so I think that at future tests and races we can continue to develop consistently, which is good."
Dani Pedrosa
Results Session
Weather: Overcast / Dry | Humidity: 63% | Track Temp: 52°C | Air Temp: 33°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap
1
MARQUEZ
Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'59.844
2
LORENZO
Jorge 99 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'59.902
3
IANNONE
Andrea 29 ITA Ducati Team 2'00.098
4
DOVIZIOSO
Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team 2'00.250
5
PEDROSA
Dani 26 SPA Repsol Honda Team 2'00.275
6
ROSSI
Valentino 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2'00.308
7
SMITH
Bradley 38 GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2'00.329
8
CRUTCHLOW
Cal 35 GBR CWM LCR Honda 2'00.333
9
ESPARGARO
Aleix 41 SPA Team Suzuki MotoGP 2'00.409
10
ESPARGARO
Pol 44 SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3