A lot of work to get out of the crisis
During the test held at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, home of last weekend’s Spanish GP, Yamaha took advantage of the two sessions held on Monday to analyze not only the chassis used in the race, but also to evaluate several new features: among these, a new swingarm and various aerodynamic packages, as well as other configurations for aerodynamics and chassis.
A job that could help the Japanese manufacturer make progress after a decidedly negative start to the championship, on a day that saw Fabio Quartararo particularly busy. Second only to Barry Binder in the number of laps completed, the Frenchman completed 80 laps, finishing 7th in the combined times classification: “We tested so many things – he commented – chassis, swingarm, electronics, aerodynamics. We had already tried the chassis during the race weekend, but today I tested many aerodynamic components and I believe the last one I used was the most positive. For some things we still need to understand how to improve them further, but it seems that today we found a good feeling with the front thanks to the setup and aerodynamics. This helps me evaluate where the limit is. We’ll see what the team brings to Le Mans.”
Fifty laps, on the other hand, for Alex Rins, who focused on providing feedback to Yamaha engineers: “Today we tried so many different things and so many different elements. The feedback was positive. I tried to give good feedback to the team engineers, so that they have an idea of how to continue working on the bike and prepare the next steps. I can’t wait to race at the Le Mans circuit – a circuit I like – in two weeks. Let’s see how the bike performs there.”
