Day one of testing at Sepang concluded with Marc Marquez posting the second fastest time of the day, behind the bike of Fabio Quartararo.
Spanish rider Marc Marquez is gearing up for the looming season with an opportunity to tie Valentino Rossi’s record for the most MotoGP wins. Photo: AFPSpanish rider Marc Marquez is gearing up for the looming season with an opportunity to tie Valentino Rossi’s record for the most MotoGP wins.The Catalonian was seen testing the Ducati-Lenovo bike during the pre-season at Sepang racetrack in Malaysia.
Rossi dominated the early 2000s in his famous No 46 liveries, which has been retired after he left MotoGP. Marc was not the only Marquez honing in on pole position in a Ducati, as his brother Alex finished third fastest in practice, clocking 1:57.738 on his fastest lap around the 5.5km circuit.
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