This Friday, the MotoGP squad will set up its marquee in unknown territory for a dress rehearsal for what will bring the calendar to nineteen events this season: Thailand. An emerging country in Grand Prix while it has been at the Superbike meeting since 2015. We therefore know how to organize major international meetings there. Certainly, but what is this Buriram track worth? Some people have already given their opinion. So Valentino Rossi. But not only…
Upon receipt of the officialization of a fourth trip overseas after Japan, Malaysia and Australia, the Doctor declared: “ it's a boring track, with barely a few turns and a long straight. And that's all. Even the site itself is not beautiful. And it's far from everything ". Exactly 410 km north east of Bangkok with weather promised to be identical to that of Malaysia: trying.
Such a configuration promises to be a playground for the Ducati. But you have to be careful. At Aprilia, we are looking forward to going there: “ the circuit seems a little weird with all these straights, but I'm sure we'll have some good tests there » comments one Aleix Espargaro whose brother Pol will not have the opportunity to learn this new one developed, much to the chagrin of KTM.
« But it is important for us to work on different routes with the RS-GP. We will go there to collect as much information as possible, in order to continue our progress until the start of the season. ". Which will take place in Qatar. At Aprilia, the question is whether the new engine will already be there or whether we will still have to wait until March...
The teammate Scott Redding is not further advanced on the subject: “ it will be interesting because the track will be new for everyone. We will have two objectives: to find good sensations in racing conditions and to continue the development of the bike. I want to check some things from Sepang and others we will try. I like discovering new circuits, it's exciting and we will have a clearer idea of where we are after these three days ».
First elements of response, February 16 and verdict on the 18th. For the times you have the choice between local time which announces from 9:30 a.m. to 17:30 p.m., or French time which displays from 3:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 30.
