It’s the time of the year when all the riders are fully into the swing of pre-season training. The eagerly anticipated Sepang Test is less than two weeks away, and 2021 World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) has been enjoying some time at the famous Rocco’s Ranch.
Motocross is always a popular training method for MotoGP™ riders, both before and during the season. Flat track is also a common way for the riders to get themselves tuned into riding a motorcycle. And at Rocco’s Ranch, a stone’s throw away from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, France’s first premier class World Champion enjoyed both.
It won’t be long before we’ll be seeing Quartararo swapping dirt for asphalt when he's in action on the 2022 Yamaha YZR-M1 in Malaysia, as the number 20 shapes up for a MotoGP™ title defence. After the Sepang Test, the riders will head across to the brand-new Pertamina Mandalika Circuit in Lombok, Indonesia, for the second and final test. By then, Quartararo will be hoping he and the Yamaha will be singing from the same hymn sheet.
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