It will be a very intense MotoGP pre-season for German rider Stefan Bradl, who aims to regain the confidence of HRC to replace Marc Marquez in the first part of the 2021 season. The German rider only completed 5 laps on a wet track this morning, but it allowed us to see the 2021 version of the RC213V.
Now that engine development is frozen for 2021, the HRC team can work on the chassis, electronics, suspension and aerodynamics. “We have already tried several frames. We will have a clearer idea when we take to the track in Doha for the first race in March.", according to Stefan Bradl. “As tire development has also been postponed until 2022, we probably have a better basis now. Lap times in 2020 have always been tight. It was only during the race that the gap widened a little. We will therefore focus more on race pace during winter testing. Because you can hardly make a difference in just one lap.”
