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What was being tested at Jerez? More than the riders were telling us. But fortunately, we had spies in pit lane, picking up on some of the things the teams wouldn't tell us about. Photographers Niki Kovács and Leslie Hantos put together a collection of some of their best shots from the pits, with some deep technical detail. Sign up and subscribe or support us on Patreon for the full set of tech photos in very high-resolution and much more.

 
Missing man formation. And yet Nicky Hayden lives on in MotoGP memory. That is what it means to be a legend.

Fabio Quartararo's 1:30 appointment. This was one of the V4s Yamaha were testing at Valencia. Visually, very similar to the inline four, though with a different tail section. 
Notable here: the data connector at the end of the tail section on the left, and on the right, the on-off button. 

 
Moody. That was the weather at Sepang. Hot, cool (by Malaysian standards), dry, wet, sunny, cloudy. You name it, they had it, bar snow and hail.

 
Phillip Island really is a ridiculously scenic place to hold a MotoGP race. Which is why we are willing to turn a blind eye to the downsides

 
The combination of a great photographer and the Misano kerbs is this. And yes, it is exactly what it looks like. 
On the exit of Turn 16, Pedro Acosta is hard on the gas, so the front wheel has lifted off the ground (the front fork is fully extended). 

 
Gearing up. The morning light in pit lane at Barcelona works its magic

Toprak Razgatlioglu leaves Donington at the top of the championship for the first time this year.

 
This is Assen: Scattered clouds set in sapphire skies, massive crowds gathered on earth banks, and motorcycles going through corners really, really fast

 
The Lusail International Circuit looks dramatic at night, elegant and charming