More importantly for Quartararo, he tested a new engine developed for next year (Yamaha cannot change their engine this year) and found significant improvements in acceleration and top speed. Quartararo stated that this is the first iteration of the 2023 engine, and that Yamaha engineers believe they can find even more power before the 2023 races start. Already, Quartararo’s top speed was competitive with the Ducatis at this test.
Marc Marquez returned to ride his MotoGP Honda at this test after 4 months recovering from a 4th surgery on his right arm. Impressively, he logged 100 laps over the 2 days and ended 13th quickest. He has left open the possibility he will race at Aragon 2 weeks from now.
Here are the combined times from the 2 days of testing at Misano.
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