Honda flies quickest, new engine causes manufacturers major headache

After Alex Marquez was the fastest on Day 1, the pre-season test at the Malaysian circuit continued today.

Honda rider Mir topped the timesheet on this occasion, while a rival ran into issues.

Yamaha has encountered an engine issue, which will prevent the team from running until the cause is identified.

"We are still trying to understand what caused the problem that affected Fabio yesterday afternoon. It’s a safety issue. Once we understand the origin of it, we will go back out — whether that’s today or tomorrow. We are waiting for the green light," Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha's team manager, explained to Motorsport.com.

Meregalli underlined that Quartararo's finger injury was not caused by this issue and added that 80% of the team's programme had already been completed.

Behind Mir, the quickest Ducatis today were the two VR46 riders, Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Di Giannantonio. After being towards the back of the order yesterday, Pedro Acosta finished in fourth place.

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