The final tests of 2015 will take place this week with Suzuki testing in Malaysia and Honda, Ducati and Aprilia travelling to Jerez. This week’s tests are a crucial opportunity for the manufacturers to continue to learn the new for 2016 spec electronics and the Michelin tyres. The changes for next year are significant with Michelin replacing Bridgestone as the sole tyre supplier to MotoGP and with the French rubber having very different handling characteristics track time is of the essence. The new electronics, which are far from fully understood at the moment, are a significant shift from the specialised units that had been used in MotoGP in recent years. The complexity of the outgoing...
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