The off-season began in MotoGP on a track in Valencia dedicated for two days to preparation for the next campaign. The opportunity to get your bearings on the new motorcycles, to discover the latest developments, but also new organizations. In the box, for example, Valentino Rossi has a new chief mechanic at Yamaha. As for Crutchlow, he has three less Honda technicians at LCR… But where have they gone? The Englishman explains, and he is not happy…
Honda counted on Marc Márquez like so much on Cal Crutchlow to develop the 2020 version of its beastly RC213V for two days on the route of Valencia. But apparently there was another priority to consider. That of the beginnings ofAlex Marquez in MotoGP as an official HRC rider. An event that cost Cal Crutchlow. The Briton also wanted to mark the occasion on the price thus paid… “ This may sound ironic, but I'm not sure how much my team will change in 2020. But I'm sure something will change » begins the Englishman with his usual frankness.
« Honda took some of my technicians. I must repeat that, from my point of view, I am the only one who can get on the podium with Marc, which was the case this year, the previous year, and perhaps also the next. I've always been closest to Marc and I always thought Honda would help me get a little closer. " However : " " They took technicians out of my cubicle, and that made me angry. Besides, I don't think it can make a big difference for Álex, but for me it does. They took them out of my team and took them to the official Honda team: three technicians. »
Asked precisely about the case álex Márquez, he blurted out Todocircuito : " I didn't notice what Álex did, it doesn't interest me. He had a different work schedule than mine. I'm sure he did a good job, he rode for two days and had fun. But honestly, I don't care. " Atmosphere…
MotoGP Valencia Test J2: times
| 1 | 12 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha M1 | 1:29.849 | ||
| 2 | 20 | fabio quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.013 | 0.164 | 0.164 |
| 3 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.114 | 0.265 | 0.101 |
| 4 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:30.316 | 0.467 | 0.202 |
| 5 | 36 | Joan mir | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:30.427 | 0.578 | 0.111 |
| 6 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:30.503 | 0.654 | 0.076 |
| 7 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda RC213V | 1:30.556 | 0.707 | 0.053 |
| 8 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:30.685 | 0.836 | 0.129 |
| 9 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.781 | 0.932 | 0.096 |
| 10 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP20 | 1:30.854 | 1.005 | 0.073 |
| 11 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP20 | 1:31.143 | 1.294 | 0.289 |
| 12 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati GP19 | 1:31.258 | 1.409 | 0.115 |
| 13 | 51 | Michele Pirro | Ducati GP20 | 1:31.424 | 1.575 | 0.166 |
| 14 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | KTM RC16 | 1:31.470 | 1.621 | 0.046 |
| 15 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM RC16 | 1:31.515 | 1.666 | 0.045 |
| 16 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.526 | 1.677 | 0.011 |
| 17 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Ducati GP19 | 1:31.597 | 1.748 | 0.071 |
| 18 | 6 | Stefan bradl | Honda RC213V | 1:31.657 | 1.808 | 0.060 |
| 19 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.800 | 1.951 | 0.143 |
| 20 | 73 | Alex Marquez | Honda RC213V | 1:32.235 | 2.386 | 0.435 |
| 21 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:32.249 | 2.400 | 0.014 |
| 22 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM RC16 | 1:32.367 | 2.518 | 0.118 |
