WIND
IN THE
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anese factories. Yamaha men
Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins
ended the test 14th and 16th,
respectively, while still struggling
to produce a fast time in a time
attack—the glaring weakness of
last year's M1.
Honda's efforts over the two
days were hampered by a stom
-
ach virus afflicting both of its
factory men in Qatar. Joan Mir
missed almost all of day two as
he sought to save his strength
for a late-time attack. There were
positives in the form of a new
aerodynamics package, which
got the thumbs up from all four
riders. But the timesheets show
they are still some way off. LCR
Honda's Johann Zarco was the
fastest of them in 19th, 1.5 sec
-
onds off the top.
Ducati has shown once again
that it intends to move the goal
-
posts further in 2024.
Neil Morrison
Broken hip? Don't care!
Raul Fernandez was heroic
in Qatar with a fractured
hip to go fifth fastest.
Yamaha men Fabio Quartararo
(pictured) and Alex Rins
ended the test 14th and
16th, respectively, while still
struggling to produce a fast
time in a time attack.
