Marini leads the test and the Hondas are still behind

Misano’s post-race test was over, where Honda, Yamaha and KTM Presented to their riders their first solutions for 2024 and Ducati, without any major news and many casualties in its range, finished on top thanks to Luca Mariniwho was the fastest in the morning session, and signed off in the afternoon with his 1’30″602 where he was 212 thousandths away from the time established as the new pole record by Jorge Martin in Q2 on Saturday. At that time, the one from Tavullia would be second on the grid in GP races instead of starting eighth.

Marina led by 0″234 Maverick Vinalesboth improved the times accredited in Q2 on Saturday, 0.552 to Brad Binder and 0.566 to the great dominator of the San Marino Grand Prix, Jorge Martin. Steps forward from KTM, which gave its two officials Binder and Miller, 3rd and 5th, to test the 24 carbon fiber chassis with Dani Pedrosa fourth in the two races of the weekend – they also tested a machine with views up to 2024 -. Yamaha seemed to make strides and placed sixth in the Fabio Quartararo. The Frenchman tested a chassis that they could take to the track in 2023, as did Morbidelli, and aero and engine parts for 2024 that the Frenchman obviously only tested.

On the other hand, there are no notable steps forward from Honda that it has made Taka Nakagami with his fastest driver, 12th, 0″832 behind Marini. Marc Márquez It is 14th at 0.973 and Joan Mir is 16th at 1.085. The 1’31″575 in which he was 14th is done on his 2023 bike and Marc prefers to spend the afternoon working in very difficult conditions with the bike he will finish this season with

The statements of the two Repsol Honda riders are not yet flattering because the same vices remain in the first ‘proto-24’ (lack of rear grip). But new faces have emerged in boxing to respond to the demand that “there are facts” from its star Marc Márquez who continues to threaten an early farewell to the signing of the golden wing. “I have three plans, all three very clear ideas and also very clear what should happen for each of them,” he explained during his lunch break.

Finally, there were 18 drivers who took part in this test day after being absent in addition to the one known to have undergone surgery Enea Bastianini, his teammate Pecco Bagnaia, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio, all of them with damages incurred. continues since the race at Montmeló, among the novice drivers. Neither Pol Espargaró nor Stefan Bradl came out in the afternoon. The only one who did not improve his time in the afternoon was Johann Zarco by 40 thousandths, although he retained his 13th position.

Combined classification