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Dovizioso praised improved corner entry, a bugbear last
year, suggesting that the arrival of Dall'Igna has brought
something of a chassis breakthrough. More is needed,
but the outlook for the red bikes is at last encouraging.
The rest are more or less CRT hangovers. Avintia
Blusens riders Hector Barbera and new ex-Moto2 team-
mate Mike di Meglio are continuing development of their
Kawasaki engine in an FTR chassis. The rest use Aprilia
power, with future developments promised, but as yet
uncertain. Iodaracing teamsters
Danilo Petrucci and ex-Super-
bike newcomer Leon Camier ride
ART bikes; the PBM team uses
Aprilia engines in their own chas-
sis for second-year rider Michael
Laverty and Australian GP rookie
Broc Parkes.
MotoGP riders get two more
gallops before the action starts
at Losail in Qatar on March 21 –
three more days at Sepang at the
end of February, then the Facto-
ry and Open classes split up, the
former going to Australia's Phillip
The fastest man in the world.
Rossi had some
fun in Sepang.
