From MotoGP™, those present throughout the test included Bautista and teammate Karel Abraham, Barbera and teammate Loris Baz, Pirro, Miller, Andrea Iannone riding the Team Suzuki Ecstar machine and Octo Pramac Yakhnich pairing Scott Redding and Danilo Petrucci. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 did not attend the Jerez test, instead electing to test privately at Sepang International Circuit, and Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez also sat Jerez out. Honda tested instead with Miller and Aoyama. Source link
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Adrian Peterson Suffers Knee Injury, Ruled Out For Rest Of Vikings-Packers
Share this: The Minnesota Vikings have had no luck this season when it comes to injuries. Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson hasn’t exactly been lighting up the stat sheet so far this season, but that was an afterthought following what happened Sunday against the Green Packers. After gaining a chunk of yards on a first down late in the third quarter, Peterson had trouble getting up due to a right knee injury and had to be helped off the field and into the locker room. Michele Tafoya said Vikings med staff was doing stability test on Peterson's knee. Stability test is done for ACLs, typically — Jason Cole (@JasonColeBR) September 19, 2016 The Vikings later ruled Peterson out for the rest of their “Sunday Night Football” game against the
Moto2™ remain in Austria to test
Those present included Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS with Alex Marquez and Franco Morbidelli, Federal Oil Gresini Moto2’s Sam Lowes, Forward Team’s Lorenzo Baldassari and Luca Marini, Tech 3 Racing, Dynavolt Intact GP and CarXpert Interwetten pairing Dominique Aegerter and Robin Mulhauser, among more. There were a couple of new tyre options for the teams to try, but focus was more individual with different teams trying different setups and suspension solutions. Source link
Miller: “This test was really important”
Perfect weather at the Red Bull Ring gave the MotoGP™ World Championship teams testing there two very productive days. Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) was able to learn the circuit on his RC213V, having only previously ridden there on a 125cc machine in the German Championship. Not only was Miller able to learn the track, but also catch up on testing he had missed during the start of the season with his leg injury. 151 laps across the two days gave he and the team ample time to experiment with different settings.... news RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website
KTM delighted with progress after test
Tom Luthi (Test Rider MotoGP): “Thanks to my physiotherapist I was able to hold it all together as far as my physical condition is concerned. But also the track was new to me and compared to Mugello I had much more to work on the bike. I was gradually able to get used to it and to continually improve. I’m very happy with my performance. We made technical improvements regarding the fork and also the topic of the tires was naturally very interesting for me. Although I haven’t yet found the ideal combination where I can say I can now ride a half a second faster, the interplay between things like the wheelie control, traction
KTM and Tom Luthi test in Mugello
Sebastian Risse (Technical Director Onroad): “Mugello is a very special circuit that tested the bike in completely different ways. Naturally we had an eye on things like the straight and the top speed, which have a big influence. Anyway this circuit is made up of many corners. Some of what we previously tried at other circuits worked, on the other hand, many things did not, so we confirmed some of them, but now we have other aims. Things that were planned in the medium term we will now finish before the next tests and we should be also able to make a lot of progress in the next four weeks. You can analyze and compare
MotoGP™ heads into second day of Qatar Test
After reclaiming his spot on the top of the time sheets, Jorge Lorenzo sets his sights on remaining there on day two.