Marquez leads on opening day of Sepang test
World Champion Marc Marquez topped the timesheets as this week’s Sepang Official MotoGP™ Test began on Tuesday. The Repsol Honda Team rider led the way from Yamaha Factory Racing’s Valentino Rossi and Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa, with leading Open rider Aleix Espargaro seventh for NGM Mobile Forward Racing. Read more.

Rossi relieved to solve braking issues
Valentino Rossi was pleased for two key reasons on Tuesday, as he finished the first day of the Sepang MotoGP™ test in second place as well as rectifying braking issues that plagued the nine-time World Champion in 2013. Read more.

Pedrosa satisfied after ‘fun’ opening day
Dani Pedrosa was content following the first day of this week’s Sepang Official MotoGP™ Test, finishing third quickest on Tuesday afternoon. Read more.

Smith pinpoints race simulation as most vital
Bradley Smith insists that race simulation runs are currently the top priority in pre-season testing, believing races will be ‘quite different’ in MotoGP™ this year. Read more.

Hayden getting to grips with new Honda
For 2014, Nicky Hayden is one of four riders to be piloting the all-new Honda RCV1000R customer bike. The 2006 World Champion continued to adapt to the machine as the Sepang Official MotoGP™ test started on Tuesday. Read more.

The new Ducati is better, Iannone explains
Andrea Iannone was pleased with his initial three laps on the new Ducati as the Pramac Racing rider began his Sepang testing programme on Tuesday. Read more.

Redding hails ‘good’ first day with Gresini
Scott Redding was pleased with his first day of this week’s MotoGP™ test, as the field gathered in Malaysia for the first time in 2014. Read more.

Yamaha announces Global Racing Programme
At the Sama-Sama Hotel in Sepang, Malaysia on Tuesday, Yamaha Motor announced the newly-established basic policies and positioning of its motorsport activities, the race series for the 2014 season and the Yamaha riders and teams that will be competing in them. Read more.

Marquez quickest as testing begins in Malaysia
Amid dry conditions, the long-awaited pause in track action was over as the Factory Option and Open specification machines looked to share the Sepang International Circuit for the first MotoGP™ test session of 2014. Read more.