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18.04: Valentino Rossi on the short season. “At the beginning we were not sure about the number of races. A long time ago, however, there were few races. This will be a short championship, but it will still be a real championship. ”

18.03: Question to Marquez about his goal to go to the podium at each race. “Last season was amazing, the goal is always to fight for the win every Sunday. The opponents are there and they are fast, but I want to win the championship. ”

18.00: Jack Miller on the absence of public. “It will be particular to compete without an audience. During the race you notice it less, but it will certainly be depressing in the end when you are on the podium. On the track, just look at the front wheel. It is important to be back. ”

17.56: Question to Marquez and Vinales about the difficulty of not knowing the number of races in this world championship. The World Champion answers: “It is difficult and strange not to know the complete number of the World Cup races. The strategy is always the same and try to do the best every weekend “. So Vinales: “Each race is unique and we don’t know if things will improve in the future. The important thing is to score points at every race and you don’t have to make mistakes.

17.52: Now Rossi. “The strange thing for me was to know the date of the first race and we lived a bit in the dark. The big difference is that there will be no crowd, the public will run and we will be poorer. On the track and for the championship it will be a first normal race.

17.48: We return to Marc Marquez and the question of the brother’s contract. “I always respect Honda’s decisions, which are aimed at giving the best for the team and the riders. Alex will be with us this year and the important thing for him will be to get on the podium. However, next year he will have the support of the official team. However, I’m happy to have Pol next year as a companion as well. “.

5.46pm: Back to Jack Miller. “The goal is to do better next year and to bring home some victories. Pramac has always supported me even in the most difficult situations and I want to give the team some joy “.

17.45: Still Espargaro on the season in KTM. “We will try to get on the podium, the idea is to win. Now we are very close to this goal and every time we do a good job. We will try to end our relationship together as much as possible. In Austria it is a perfect track for us and we will race twice, then there is also Le Mans. Expectations are high and we want to do well. ”

17.38: Now it’s time for Jack Miller and on signing for the official Ducati. “I spent time with my family and it was a great luck. Leaving home was not easy, there is a bit of rust, but I recovered well. I am happy with this agreement with the official team and I am looking forward to it. For now I will focus on this year, starting from last season and doing the best with Pramac “.

17.33: Here is the question about the future. “For me, the past situation has changed things a lot. For 2020 the idea was to continue competing and understand if I was still fast and on the basis of that to decide for 2021. I had to decide, therefore, without all this and without taking to the track. I’ve talked a lot about Yamaha, but I want to continue. It will be a great effort, I want to continue playing and having fun next year. However, everything is decided, I talked about it with Yamaha and also with Petronas. I have not yet signed just because the contract is not yet ready and because we have to build the team. Everything will fall into place quickly.

17.30: Always Rossi on yesterday’s tests. “We did well in the morning, while in the afternoon it was more difficult. We have to work on the race pace and try to solve some issues. However, fifth place is a result to start from and be confident. “

17.28: NOW VALENTINO ROSSI. The first question concerns the period of distance from motorcycles. “It’s a strange situation and it’s been a long time at home. I have been competing in the world championship for many years and it is strange to live without the pressure and adrenaline of the Grand Prix. It was also boring in the beginning, but in the end they were good at home. All the fans in the world and the people who work here have missed the MotoGP. It was a unique joy to start again yesterday and start again tomorrow.

17.26: Talk now to Alex Rins. “We have taken a big step forward compared to last year and Suzuki has changed a lot. After the lockdown, we got the bike back with confidence. Last year in the last part of the year I lacked a bit of constancy, but now we have found something in the bike and we have worked a lot in the winter, hoping to always fight for the top positions. “

17.25: Quartararo time “The top speed needs to be improved and to be at Marc’s level we have to work hard and we will have to be able to adapt to every occasion.”

17:24: Question now about Yamaha’s potential in the fight against Marquez. Vinales replies “The important thing is to always be level in every race. The work is really good.

17.22: First words also for Fabio Quarataro. “I got back on the bike and it was nice to feel the speed again. Yesterday was not an easy day, even if the bike’s potential is really good “

17.20: Now it’s time for Maverick Vinales, the fastest in the tests yesterday. “The atmosphere in the team is excellent, there is great harmony. We must continue with this work. In Qatar we were in excellent shape and also the same yesterday. “

17.17: On tests and his physical condition. “Yesterday was an important day. During the pre season I had some doubts, but yesterday I had a great time and I am 100%. Yesterday we confirmed that we returned to the sensations of 2019 also on the technical side. I can’t wait to get back on track tomorrow.

17.16: The first to speak is Marquez. Question about the current moment of the pandemic and the recovery: “It is wonderful to return to a normal life, but we also want to help all the people who have been involved in the disease. Let us do something for them in our own small way. The virus is still there and we must be careful. “

5.15pm: Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Maverick Vinales, Fabio Quartararo, Paul Espargaro, Jack Miller and Alex Rins. These are the drivers involved in the conference today.

5.13pm: PRESS CONFERENCE BEGINS!

The test program and times – The presentation of the tests

Hello and welcome to the LIVE LIVE of the Jerez 2020 Test, today the engines start on the Jerez de la Frontera circuit and the drivers will finally be able to take to the track after the long forced stop due to the pandemic. The MotoGP centaurs are stopped from the tests in February, then the health emergency prevented them from getting on the track and the World Championship had to stop. The season will begin on the weekend of 17-19 July in Jerez with the Spanish GP, so Dorna has decided to give riders the chance to get back on the saddle for official tests in order to find the right feeling with the bikes and to regain confidence with the Andalusian track.

All centaurs will have two 90-minute sessions each, a total of three hours to get back into the race and prepare for the highly anticipated start of this tormented season. It will start at 09.10 with Moto3 (a total of 80 minutes for the lower classes), then at 10.00 it will be the first session of the MotoGP who will then return to the track at 14.00 for the other hour and a half on the calendar. Marc Marquez will always be the man to beat, the World Champion will try to dominate riding his Honda. There is great anticipation for the Yamaha of Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo, Valentino Rossi always dreams big and will also continue next year with Petronas. To understand what is the value of the Ducati of Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci.

OA Sport offers you the LIVE LIVE of the Jerez 2020 Test, a day of testing for MotoGP and for the other classes on the Iberian track of Jerez de la Frontera: news in real time, minute after minute, so as not to really miss anything. It starts at 08.30 with Moto3, then from 9.10 the Moto3 and will continue until 17.00. Have a good fun.

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