MotoGP: Wheel covers, wings on final day of Sepang private test

The final day of this week's private Sepang MotoGP test sa𝓀w Ducati unveil yet another technical development, and Yamaha appear with white wings on their M1.
As on the previous two days, a damp track delayed the start of testing - and was followed by an afternoon rain st⛦orm.
In betwee🐻n the MotoGP test teams presentꦇ - from all six manufacturers - got their final chance to check their machines in the dry, prior to handing them to the race riders in next week's official test.
Ducati - which caused a st🍒ir on Wednesday with a mysterious new black ('salad') box under the tail unit of the GP1ꦕ7 - again rolled-out visible new developments on Friday.
This time, Michele Pirro appeared on track with 'lenticular' wheel covers. The Italian had briefly tried a similar (more extreme) version on the rear wh𝓡eel during last September's Misano round, but this time they were fitted front and rear (see picture).
At Misano, Ducati had said the coverꩵs were 'for the evaluation of aerodynamics'.
-- Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP) Pirro also rode with special sensors fitted to his Ducati, which created a small beam of light under his bike, presumably to measure chassis and/or tyre movement.Casey Stoner's bike stopped out⭕ on track shortly after starting this run -- mahbx.com MotoGP (@crash_motogp)
Wings may be banned in MotoGP this year, but Nakasuga is currently tღesting with some whiꦫte ones on his M1. -- mahbx.com MotoGP (@crash_motogp)
Mike🐟 di Meglio testing the Aprilia RS-GP at Sepang on Friday. -- mahbx.com MotoGP (@crash_motogp)
As well as the MotoGP teams, Honda, Yamaha a𒁃nd Suzuki and Moriwaki superbikes are also present. The circuit remains open for wet weather testing, with the likes of Kallio and Pirro🌳 still out on track.

Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valen🔯tino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.