From the heart of the sunny valleys on the border between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, while the first hospitality is taking hold, the Mugello circuit sends us its first information.
- In MotoGP, Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Maverick Vinales, Andrea Iannone and Danilo Petrucci will participate in the pre-event press conference on Thursday at 17 p.m.
- In Moto2, several drivers carried out tests at Misano last week and yesterday. Examples include the drivers of the Garage Plus and CarXpert teams, the VR46 Riders Academy as well as Franco Morbidelli, Alex Marquez, and Sam Lowes.
We're testing in Misano today with the # Moto2 team. Here's @ alexmarquez73…er…testing #TeamEG00 pic.twitter.com/XIBbWdS9TE
— Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (@ElfMarcVDS) May 16, 2016
- In Moto3, Philipp Öttl broke his right wrist during the French Grand Prix and will be replaced by Lorenzo Dalla Porta, recent winner of the FIM CEV Repsol Junior World Championship round at Le Mans.
Furthermore, Enea Bastianini made her first laps in Moto3 yesterday in Misano, after her withdrawal from Le Mans following her broken right wrist in training.
As for those who wonder why so many drivers love Mugello, here is a first answer…