The expectations for the first MotoGP test of 2024 were very high, and the event did not disappoint, as it set up what promises to be a fascinating season. Here's all we learned from the three days of running at Sepang.
As MotoGP heads off from its annual winter Sepang residency, this year’s pre-season shakedown and test had plenty of focus points going into it and even more coming out. Ducati demonstrated its new weapon will remain the standard as a number of its riders went under the lap record with ease.
'I'm getting there,' Acosta warns with a powerful mix of enthusiasm, excitement and pure talent, in proportions that bear some similarities to those that accompanied Marc Marquez's explosive debut in the top category. 'What Pedro is doing is amazing, we didn't expect it. We knew he would go fast, but probably not that fast,' commented Pol Espargaro in an informal chat with Motorsport.com during one of his breaks.
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