P1racenews AI automatic summary:
MotoGP’s final in-season test of 2025 featured progress for some, crashes for others, 2026 work and a worrying Yamaha V4 verdict
KTM’s Pedro Acosta set the fastest lap time on the final day of in-season MotoGP testing at Misano, following the San Marino Grand Prix. His 1m30.374s lap dominated the session, showing a slight improvement from the race weekend.
Acosta humorously remarked that he believed the other riders were more fatigued than he was, attributing his performance edge to his lack of laps the previous day due to an early race exit caused by a chain issue. KTM addressed the chain problem during the test to prevent a repeat incident.
The rest of the top five on the testing day included Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi, Raul Fernandez, and Franco Morbidelli, all trailing Acosta by three tenths of a second.
Jorge Martin, despite making performance gains, crashed towards the end of the test, along with Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo. Quartararo expressed mixed feelings about Yamaha’s V4 prototype, contrasting with Jack Miller’s more positive stance.
Marc Marquez focused on aero specs and swingarm trials, looking ahead to developing Ducati’s 2026 prototype for the upcoming Valencia test. Notably absent from the test were Joan Mir and Ai Ogura, both opting to rest and recover from injuries sustained over the race weekend. Mir suffered neck injuries, while Ogura faced hand and heel issues.
