PRESEASON TEST / FEBRUARY 3-5, 2026
SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / SEPANG, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRESEASON TEST
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not say I'm confident because we
see how much we suffer; we see
that our lap times are not very
good," he said.
Worse was yet to come. For
the first time in modern history, a
top MotoGP team had to sit out
a full day after Quartararo and
new signing Toprak Razgatlioglu
blew their engines on Tuesday.
"[We know] what the issue is,
yes," said technical director Max
Bartolini the following day when
their riders didn't emerge from
their garages in leathers. "What
caused it is what we are trying to
figure out. Considering the safety
of our riders and the other riders,
we decided before to come back
on track to really understand
which was the problem."
superlative Sprint simulation.
"Some of his laps were like quali-
fying," he said wistfully.
Another frustration: Honda's
issues with rear grip remain. "[In
terms of] grip, still we're very far.
That's the only thing we should
focus on from now."
Yamaha
Where to start with Yamaha?
The early months of 2026 were
always going to be tricky as
Yamaha attempts to rush its new
V4 YZR-M1 up to speed. Yet not
even the most pessimistic could
envision their week here.
Quartararo's injury was bad
enough. Plus, the Frenchman
was dismissive of the new bike's
performance on day one. "I can-
A couple of big
falls for Moto2
Champion Diogo
Moreira was a
brutal introduction
to the big boys'
class of MotoGP.
He finished
down in 20th.
