Honda and Yamaha have lagged considerably behind European manufacturers in MotoGP in recent years, struggling to consistently compete for wins and podiums. According to Honda test rider Stefan Bradl, measures will be introduced to promote the development of the motorcycles in 2024.

The German rider told SPEEDWEEK.com that there will be rule changes next year, and disadvantaged manufacturers will have some concessions: ‘There will be rule changes for the next year, and disadvantaged manufacturers will have some concessions’.

Although he doesn’t have all the details, Bradl mentioned that these concessions are expected to primarily involve testing: ‘For the manufacturers who have fallen a bit behind, there will be some concessions, and it will mainly affect the testing program. I don’t know exactly how it will look like. All I know is that it will be introduced and has already been approved by the MSMA manufacturers’ association. Perhaps we will have more tyres because we are very limited as a team at the moment. Currently, we only have two test tracks in Europe, Jerez and Misano. No more are allowed. But we will position ourselves differently next year’.

The #6 admitted that he is likely to have a busier testing program in 2024: ‘The testing program next year certainly won’t be less for me but rather more and more intensive’.

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It’s not just the World Superbike Championship that’s testing at the Circuito de Jerez Ángel Nieto today and tomorrow. There are three MotoGP riders on the track on Tuesday.

One of the riders is not identified by name on the live timing, but it is known to be from the HRC Test Team and is German, which naturally points to Stefan Bradl. At the moment, he has the best times among the MotoGP riders, currently in fifth place overall with one bike and seventh with another.

Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) is the second of the MotoGP test riders, ahead of Michele Pirro (Ducati).

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This last weekend Japanese GP had a peculiar sunday MotoGP long race, to say the least. The conditions were complicated in Motegi and just a little after the start the race was considered Flag-to-Flag, with the white flag to be shown, allowing the riders to change their bikes.

And not every rider has a similar style has LCR Honda shared on social media as Takaaki Nakagami and Stefan Bradl can show you in the video below.

Both riders had a slightly different approach:

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The Mooney VR46 Racing Team suffered a major setback right at the first corner of the sprint race at the MotoGP Indian GP, with one of its riders retiring and the other losing many positions.

Marco Bezzecchi started from pole position but was touched by his teammate Luca Marini, whose rear wheel lifted under braking, preventing him from avoiding the collision. Marini retired from the race, while Bezzecchi dropped to the back of the field.

Shortly after, also approaching turn one, Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda) crashed, being out of contention. Watch the incidents in the following video.

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There isn’t much information available regarding Álex Rins’s return to MotoGP. However, LCR Honda has once again confirmed that Stefan Bradl, the test rider for the Japanese manufacturer, will continue to fill in for the Spanish racer.

Rins is still recovering from an injury he sustained during the Sprint race in Mugello. It remains uncertain when he will be able to return, and as a result, Bradl will once again step in to take his place.

This will be the fourth race for the German rider and the second consecutive one, after he participated in the San Marino GP, finishing 22nd in the Sprint and 18th on Sunday.

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