[CharlieH]

Anyone following pre-season testing in Malaysia right now? Marquez just smashed the track record by 0.4 sec to be the first person ever to break the 2 minute barrier at Sepang. Edit: nvm, Stoner hit 1:59.6 during 2012 testing.

And I'm really excited to see Aleix Espargaro doing so well on his new bike. The FTR chassis with a leased Yamaha M1 motor is going to be a powerful package. He's coming within a tenth of the top factory Yamaha, which is a huge testament to not only his skill but just how much power the Open Class bikes are squeezing out of the extra 4 Liters of fuel they get compared to factory and satellite teams (24L as opposed to 20L).
Looking forward to how the new rules will play out this year.

Times after day 2 of testing (Marquez is a beast lol):

1 MARQUEZ M. Repsol Honda Team 1:59.926
2 PEDROSA D. Repsol Honda Team +0.410
3 BRADL S. LCR Honda MotoGP +0.413
4 ROSSI V. Yamaha Factory Racing +0.538
5 ESPARGARO A. NGM Mobile Forward Racing +0.621
6 LORENZO J. Yamaha Factory Racing +0.647
7 SMITH B. Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +0.677
8 IANNONE A. Pramac Racing +0.929
9 ESPARGARO P. Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +1.135
10 BAUTISTA A. GO&FUN Honda Gresini +1.184
11 DOVIZIOSO A. Ducati Team +1.220
12 CRUTCHLOW C. Ducati Team +1.470