Yamaha’s decent showing at the Portuguese MotoGP offered hope for their recove🍌ry, even i🐻f an aborted test represented a setback.

The progress of the Japanese 🐭manufacturer was debated on the new Crash🉐 MotoGP podcast.

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168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo finished seventh in Portimao with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins 13th.

But 24 hours later, a test planned under the new concessions guidelines was ruined by weather, meaniಌng Yamaha will go into the third round of the MotoGP season without having tested the new parts that they hope will add speed ဣto their bike.

Our journalist Robert Jones said: “It was a surprise - but a ple♛asant surprise - to see Yamaha show a bit of speed, especially over on🐠e lap.

“We all know the bike isn’t where it needs to be.

“Quartararo, as a result, is sufferin𓄧g. We know the talent he’s got. He should 💝be running at the front of the field.

“But the race pace was, at least, somewhat promising last♛ year.

“This year they seemed to be struggling a lot.

“But ꩲto have both Quartararo and Rins, who is only in his second round with Yamaha, was impressive.

“Rins strꦗuggled with race pace. He 🦩was with Quartararo in both races then filtered down the pack which won’t be pleasing for him.

“But he did win in Tex𝄹as last year so could be someone to watch.

“Quaꦿrtararo, like many, was fortunate with the incidents in front of him.

“It probably would’ve been 10th place for him.

“But the race pace 𝓡was decent, and there was aဣ step forward with the time attack.

“Unfortunately it doesn’t sound like they got much testing in. Quartararo did🌠 onlꦦy a handful of laps. That won’t be great for them.

“Especially since Yamaha want to prove to Quartararo, with his fut🎉ure in doubt, that they can move the project on.

“I think he will be reasonably happy. But they ꧟need♑ to show that they can do it again at a different circuit.”

Jordan Moreland said: ℱ“There was a test plan in Portimao. Quartararo pu🅠t on Instagram that it was the toughest conditions for testing, he only did six laps.

“A bit o🤡f a head-scratcher, a b๊it of a waste of time.

“Going to Texas, he should 𓂃be okay.💫 It’s a track he likes.”

Peter McLaren said: “The test, what a shame. The worst weather of the whole weekend from Wednesಌday when we all arr𒈔ived.

“Th🧔ere were puddles in the whole area, all the way to Faro airport.

“They didn’t wan♔t to give details about what was planned for 𝕴testing.

“The riders were asked, but I think they were told n꧒ot to say much.

“Certainly, there we﷽re some aero parts tha🃏t were due.

“Rins was looking forward 🅷to working on moving the bike into his direction for 🌠the set-up.

“He’s similar to Fabio in the way that he rides but maybe he’s💝 at the limit.

“He had issues in the race and that made him think that heꩲ needs to get the bike to turn better. Things that just suit hiꦕm.

“He has a specific styl♒e for the electronics, it seems. He doesn’t like to h✤ave a lot of electronics, he likes to control it with his hand. A bit old school.

“He feels that he’s go🌃t as far as he can using the generic set-up of the bike, and now it’s time to with something that suits specifically his style.

“That was what he hoped toꩵ work on, but the weather puꦑt a stop to it.

“It was their first test under the concessions but it’s gone out the 🐭window.

“It means they go into COTA without the option - unless they gamble and test parts during the race weekend. They will have to delay the testing 🐎of the parts until they can arrange a test, or unt𒈔il Jerez when there is an official test.”