KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JANUARY 30:  Hector Barbera of Spain and Avintia Racing starts from the box during the MotoGP Tests In Sepang at Sepang Circuit on January 30, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)
PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 15: Hector Barbera of Spain and Reale Esponsorama Racing rides during 2017 MotoGP pre-season testing at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on February 15, 2017 in Phillip Island, Australia.  (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
PHILLIP ISLAND, VICTORIA - FEBRUARY 16:   Hector Barbera of Spain and Avintia Racing looks on in box during 2017 MotoGP pre-season testing at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on February 16, 2017 in Phillip Island, Australia.  (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - FEBRUARY 01:  Loris Baz of France and Avintia Racing  heads down a straight
 during the MotoGP Tests In Sepang at Sepang Circuit on February 1, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JANUARY 31:  Loris Baz of France and Avintia Racing  rounds the bend during the MotoGP Tests In Sepang at Sepang Circuit on January 31, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)