'Big bang' puts Checa in high gear.
Carlos Checa claims he is still getting to grips with the new configuration YZR-M1 engine th𓆏at the four Yamaha riders raced for the first time at South Africa.
The 'big bang' engine groups the power pulses closer ಞtogether, allowing the rear tyre to recover traction between each salvo - and was used to devastating effect by Checa's Welkom winning team-mate Valentino Rossi.
Carlos Checa claims he is still getting to grips with the new configuration YZR-M1 engine that the fou༺r Yamaha riders raced for the first time at South Africa.
The 'big bang' engine 🅰groups the power pulses closer together, allowing the rear tyre to recover traction between each salvo - and was 🅷used to devastating effect by Checa's Welkom winning team-mate Valentino Rossi.
"(The big bang engine) feels like you're using a high gear all the time - but a high gear with lots of power," explained the Spaniard. "I'm still learning the new en🤪gine and need more time to work out how it affects tyre life."
Peter has been in the paddock for ✤20 years and ha𓃲s seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
