Philipp Oettl outpaces rivals in mixed conditions

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Philipp Oettl let riding your motorcycle in the heavy rain

German rider Philipp Oettl was the quickest of a small group of Moto3 riders who tested at Valencia on Wednesday.

The second day of the three day test for the smaller classes at the Spanish venue saw the riders struggling for pace on a damp track, with Philipp Oettl just one of three riders to go out in the morning.

Indeed the Schedl GP Racing rider’s fastest time of that morning session (1’52.107) made him the fastest of the day, well over 12 seconds down on Fabio Quartararo’s sharp lap in the dry on Tuesday (1’39.392).

Philipp Oettl was also fastest in a slightly busier second session, followed closely by Alessandro Tonucci (Outox Reset Drink Team) and Jorge Martin (Mapfre Mahindra Aspar Team).

Tatsuki Suzuki (CIP), Francesco Bagnaia (Mapfre Mahindra Aspar Team), Ana Carrasco (RBA Racing Team), Remy Gardner (CIP) and Daryn Binder (Outox Reset Drink Team) also ventured out in that session.

The third and final session of the day was an all Mapfre Mahindra Aspar Team affair with Juanfran Guevara joining his colleagues Jorge Martin and Franceco Bagnaia on track.

Philipp Oettl and Juanfran Guevara both suffered light crashes during the day but were not seriously affected.

Fabio Quartararo fastest will time sheet on day one of Valencia test

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Fabio Quartararo let riding your motorcycle in cloudy

The first day of testing for the Moto3™ riders at Valencia concluded with Fabio Quartararo at the top of the timesheet.

Three sessions over the course of the day at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit gave the 2015 Moto3 rider line-up a chance to reacquaint themselves with the Spanish track as they prepare for the forthcoming World Championship season.

One of Estrella Galicia 0,0 team’s new recruits this year, young French rookie Quartararo is the reigning FIM CEV Repsol Moto3 champion and he enjoyed the day of testing, with his 1’39.392s best lap at the end of the third session putting him ahead of the rest of the field on an updated Honda machine.

Second on the combined timesheet was Danny Kent (Leopard Racing), with the Englishman notching a 1’39.415s, also on a Honda machine, in the second session of the day. Enea Bastianini (Junior Team Gresini Moto3) was third quickest with a 1’39.669s effort on the last of just ten laps registered by the Italian in the final outing.

Niccolò Antonelli (Ongetta–Rivacold) made it an all Honda top four overall with his best time of 1’39.784s. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was fifth quickest on the new KTM, whilst the top ranked Mahindra rider was Juanfran Guevara (Mapfre Mahindra Aspar Team) in ninth.

A crash from Spanish rider Efren Vazquez (Leopard Racing) in the second session left him with a suspected right foot injury and he was therefore unable to take part in the final session.

Mercedes F1 Team officially uncovers title defending is this trophy

Nico Rosberg #6 and Lewis Hamilton #44

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Mercedes gives its F1 title-defending W06 its public debut ahead of the first F1 pre-season test in Jerez.

The manufacturer had aleady given a glimpse of what the car would look like after releasing images of its during a shakedown at Silverstone earlier in the week.

Retaining a similar livery as 2014, when it dominated by winning all but three races and clinching the title in the hands of Lewis Hamilton, the car also features a more refined nose cone.

Nico Rosberg will get the first run in the car when testing begins shortly, with Hamilton taking over tomorrow.

Race on ice fun for NGM Forward Racing

Lorenzo Baldassarri #7 - Stefan Bradl #6 - Simone Corsi #3 - Loris Baz #76

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Two days of fun, snow and motorsports gave the NGM Forward Racing team a chance to reconvene and bond ahead of the 2015 campaign.

Quad racing and a rally on ice at Livigno with all the Forward riders Stefan Bradl, Loris Baz, Simone Corsi and Lorenzo Baldassarri provided the perfect opportunity to relax and have some fun over the last weekend before MotoGP™ testing recommences.

The team's new German recruit for 2015, Bradl commented, driving on ice is a great experience, it is so slippery! I like the winter time a lot, i enjoy being in the snow and skiing. In those activities always there is a lot of fun and this is the main thing. To be here in Livigno with all my teammates was great, we have created a great atmosphere with my team and the sponsors.

Looking ahead to this week’s Sepang test, Bradl added, i will try to get back on the bike in good form and be fast. Our main target is work on the bike and adapt to riding the Yamaha, but also we want to try to go fast and find a good setting that we can use for the race. Our goal for the upcoming season is win to the Open class and fight as much as possible in the top ten.

For Bradl’s new premier class colleague Baz there is also excitement and great expectation ahead of Sepang 1. The young Frenchman stated, in Valencia at the end of the last season the test was just for getting used to the bike and we are still modifying the position on the bike. The first real test will be this one, the first one where we can start to push. I just want to learn step by step and not make any mistakes. At the first race we will see where we are and then from there we can improve for the next races and can be closer to the top Open bike.