1. Will Ducati repeat its Sepang domination?

Whether you looked at one-off lap times or average pace, Ducati riders dominated the opening test 🐲of the year at Sepang ꧑in February.

Seven of the fastest nine riders were on Desmosedicis, with only Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales (third) and Aleix Es﷽pargaro (sixth) mixing up the pack.

“If you looked at the [average] pace, me, Martin, Pecco, Bez and Enea were the fastest,” confirmed VR46’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini, ✱who also set the quickest outright lap time on last year’s GP22.

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2. How many Hondas will Marc Marquez have?

While Ducati and Aprilia appeared to have made light modifications to their well-rounded machines, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez ಌwhittled four different Hondas down to one preferred bike during a relentless run of data gathering that☂ included riding without wings.

But the eight-time world champion warned even the 🃏preferred bike, which he took to tenth place (just behind brother Alex on a year-old Gresini Ducati) was not good enough to win the title and Honda needs to deliver more for Port🅘imao.

3. Can Yamaha solve its qualifying ‘nightmare’?

After a scare at Valencia, Yamaha riders 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli were pleased with their 20⛎23 engine power and top speed in Malaysia, selecting a final version for the racing season.

But while Quartararo’s pace was competitive the bike ‘didn’t work’ in qualifying spec, with low🦩 fuel and new 🅠tyres, leaving the Frenchman 17th and Morbidelli 20th.

“With old tyr🐓es I'm feeling super happy,” 🌼said 2021 world champion Quartararo. “Then we put a new tyre, and it's a nightmare.”

Solving the qualifying issue, as well as a final decision on aero and chassis parts, will b🎐e among Yamaha’s priorities in Portim🅷ao.

4. Home star Oliveira a dark horse?

Plenty of home attention will be on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira, gearing up for his debut season at RNF Aprilia.

The Portuguese impressed with fourth on his RS-GP de🍃but at Valencia in November, but was only 15th fastest at Sepang.

However, the methodical multi-time MotoGP race winner was closer to the top ten for average pace and, having taken a runaway victory at his home track in 2020, c🃏ould surprise this weekend.

5. Can KTM catch-up?

KTM/GASGAS struggled the most on paper at Sepang with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pol Espargaro best of the RC16s in 13th pꦑlace followe🌌d by Brad Binder (14th), Jack Miller (18th) and rookie Augusto Fernandez (22nd).

But having had sev🐟eral weeks to pour over the data from the range of new parts on offer, will the A💙ustrian factory put the right pieces together and bounce back at Portimao?