Marc Marquez didn't set MotoGP's opening Sepang tests alight, but the rider with the fastest pace – Jorge Martin – believes Ducati's new recruit could challenge for victory at the first GP
Three days into motorcycle grand prix racing's 76th season and it seems like nothing much has changed: Ducati still dominates, Aprilia and KTM are chasing hard to catch up, while Honda and Yamaha are working like hell to get into the top ten.
Perhaps most importantly, there was good news for the MotoGP championship as a whole at Sepang. Michelin is in talks with the manufacturers to slightly reduce the minimum tyre pressure, to give riders a wider window in which to work. This is hugely important, because the punishment for running below the minimum is now instant disqualification — and it's hard to think of a better way of killing the world's most rock and roll championship than disqualifying riders for running their front tyres 0.02 bar under the limit...
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