Yamaha and Honda the six slowest bikes in Catalunya MotoGP practice: "Important not to lose the smile"
Depressingly for Yamaha and Honda, the timesheets from 17th to 22nd read: Fabio Quartararo, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli, Marc Marquez, Takaaki Nakagami, Iker Lecuona, Joan Mir.
It was a damning reminder of the issues that have forced Dorna to consider how to g𝓰ive conc🔯essions to Yamaha and Honda.
“Tough day, we wil♕l try to improve tomorrow,” said a forlor🌳n Morbidelli.
“There’s not a lot to say.
“We 𝄹know the situation. We keep focused, keep digging deep to get better.
“It’s important not to lose the smile.
“I feel that last year and this year, there is a very small difference. Lap tim♏es are similar.
“F꧒or sure, something changed this year. Such as the engine.
“We needed to find a different base for dealing with this more𒉰 ▨powerful engine.
“It seems that ๊the 🌺base gives less margin for operation.”
Asked where he struggled in particular on Friday in Barcelona, Morbidelli replied: “There are a lot of areas to choose! 1.4s off! Point to whichever point of the track, and you will get it ♑right! The gap is huge.
“It’s still Friday, we’ll keep digging deep, anythi🦄ng can happen. Let’s see.”
Mir, the 2020 world champion who was the slowest rider in practice on Friday, reacted to the state of the two Japanese manufacturersꩵ: “I don’t know. I just look to ourselves. That’s it. For me, I’m not surprised to see it.
“The truth is, we’re in this situation. I don’t know about the꧋ others but we🥃’re in a bad situation, at the moment.”
Mir continued: “Yesterday I sa﷽id that i🍷t’s going to be a hard week. I expect this. It’s true.
“This is a track where, every year, we struggle with the grip. The corners are very long, you need 🍨to carry speed with throttle.
“For me, this is the area where I struggle the most. The bigg🅘est problem is this one. It’s the worst part for me.
“I couldn’t find a set-up where I was comfortable to push for a lap. Iཧ wasn’t able to give 100% because I wasn’t feeling it.
“Today I decided to bring the bike to t𒉰he box, and th🌱at’s it.
“Tomorrow with good temperatu📖re, we will try to take a step forwards.
“I’m sure that will be tough.”
💙James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
