While new chassis and aero parts were also tested during thꦗe one-day MotoGP൲ test, all eyes were on Yamaha’s newest version of the 2023 engine, which Morbidelli was left confused by.

Morbidelli, who had b🔜een in improved form over the final few races of the 2022 campaign, was expected to receiv🧸e another boost in terms of top speed so that Yamaha can fight the likes of world champions Ducati going forward.

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But that was not the case and the Italian has cal🙈led ౠfor Yamaha engineers to find a fix quickly.

"We need to understand well why. I didn’t even spend much time on the new engine because the chassis specification🌠 I liked was equipped with the old engine” said Morbidelli. ꩵ;

ౠ"For the laps that I did with the new engine, what we were expecting to happen didn’t hap𓂃pen. 

"I’m sure that the engineers will investigate more on that and th🐬ey will come up with a sol🅰ution for next year." 

New chassis gives 2020 MotoGP runner-up ‘improved feeling’

While the new engine might have been a ⛎disappointment for the Italian, a new chassis on 👍his side of the Yamaha garage left him pleased with the performance shown.

A chassis closer to the one Qu🍰artararo used, Morbidelli added: "I think I improved the feeling especially with the new chassis which is more similar to Fabio’s. I like that type of frame so that was positive. 

"I did a good improvemeꦡnt o💙n the speed and on the pace but we need to work more for sure."

Can Yamaha realistically fight Ducati? 

Should Yamaha fail to find more speed from their engine during pre-season then the characteristics of their bike that are strong, such as corner speed, are likely to ✨leave Quartararo and Morbidelli struggling to fight at the front with consistency. 

Asked about where the Italian manufacturer was usi💃ng its rear ride-height device in Sunday’s race, Morbidelli claimed their advantage when it comes to grip and traction meant they had to rely on the device less than Yamaha.  

Morbidelli stated: "They are using it less than us. I think they have a betterꦅ grip advantage so that helps them."