IN
THE
WIND
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WorldSSP Day One
Andrea Locatelli (Bardahl Evans
Bros Yamaha) took the fastest
time of the first day of testing
at Phillip Island with a best time
that put him 0.336 of a second
ahead of the next nearest chal-
lenger, 2019 World Champion
Randy Krummenacher. A strong
MV day saw Raffaele De Rosa
third fastest, just behind his
teammate.
Isaac Vinales (Kallio Racing
Yamaha) placed fourth ahead of
Lucas Mahias, the first Kawasaki
rider in the rankings.
Jules Cluzel had an issue that
held back his overall lap count
in the afternoon session, leaving
him sixth on the GMT94 Yamaha.
All-time WorldSSP legends
Ten Kate Racing saw their lone
rider Steven Odendaal seventh
on the EAB R6 Yamaha.
Mahias' new teammate Philipp
Ottl was eighth, Corentin Perolari
(GMT94 Yamaha) ninth and the
top ten of the 23 riders in Aus
was Hannes Soomer (Kallio Rac-
ing Yamaha).
Oliver Bayliss, a wild card for
the Cube Racing Yamaha team
was finally 16th. One more day of
testing remains.
Gordon Ritchie
Marquez
Re-signs
With HRC
M
arc Marquez and the
Honda Racing Corpora-
tion have come to a new four-
year agreement in MotoGP,
which means the eight-time
World Champion will be a
Honda rider until at least the
end of the 2024 season.
So far, Marc Marquez has
claimed 56 victories, 95
podiums and 62 pole posi-
tions with his RC213V in the
premier class.
"I am very proud to an-
nounce my renewal with
Honda Racing Corporation for
the next four years," Marquez
said. "Honda gave me the
opportunity to arrive in the
MotoGP class with a factory bike in 2013. Since the first year
we have achieved success together and I am very happy to
continue being part of the Honda family. HRC gives me the
confidence to extend this partnership to obtain our common
goal and continue our story of success." CN
Marc Marquez's HRC
signing is a long one and
you can bet it's a lucrative
payday for the Spaniard.
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