MotoGP returns to Indonesia for the first time since 1997 this weekend at the newly built Mandalika street track on the island of Lombok.
The series staged its final pre-season test at the venue, though that weekend was plagued by issues with the track which prompted a partial resurfacing of the circuit ahead of the grand prix.
But the fresh asphalt coupled with the change in tyre allocation from the test – with the rear tyre featuring a carcass not seen since 2018 in Austria and Thailand – and the heat have many riders predicting a complicated weekend.
“This race will be crazy for a lot of things, but it’s the same for everybody and everybody has to manage that in the best way,” RNF Racing’s Andrea Dovizioso said.
“But what we will find in this race is crazy. I mean, it’s a new track, the temperature you can’t even imagine. Today it’s almost impossible to ride, it’s too hot, more than in Malaysia.
“The grip will be different during the lap, how clean it is…
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