Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Continue Testing Programme on Sepang Test Day 2

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins resumed their efforts on the second day of the Malaysia MotoGP Official Test. The teammates put in numerous laps and took 2nd and 13th place respectively in the Day-2 timesheets and 2nd and 14th in the combined Day 1+2 rankings.

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins were back at the Sepang International Circuit today for the second eight-hour session of the Malaysia MotoGP Official Test. They continued to work through the several different items on their preseason programme, taking 2nd and 13th place respectively in the Day-2 results and 2nd and 14th in the combined Sepang Test classifications so far.

Quartararo was again one of the lead protagonists on Day 2. He made his mark early on, topping the timesheets by 11:00 local time with a 1'57.324s, set on only his sixth lap. The Frenchman then shifted his attention to his testing agenda, but a light drizzle in the afternoon derailed his plans. To make up for lost time, the Yamaha man made the most of the available track time going into the final hour. He completed 47 laps in total, and the fastest lap he set in the morning kept him in second place, 0.114s from first, in the Day 2 and overall Sepang Test timesheets.

Though he had a solid first day of testing, Rins was set on getting more laps in on this second-consecutive official testing day in Malaysia. He resumed his work, focusing on data gathering and evaluating new items. The Spaniard had a longer break than originally planned due to a change in the weather in the afternoon, but with the track drying fast, he was able to get back to work in the final two hours and kept at it until the countdown reached 00:00. He ended Day 2 with a 60 lap total and a 1'58.275s best time, set on lap 23, which put him in 13th place in the Day-2 results and 14th in the combined rankings, with a 1.065s margin to the top.