After testing various new parts throughout the day, some of which were chassis, aerodynamics and engine related, the 2021 MotoGP champion has come away from the 💝opening day of pre-season testing happy with his and Yamaha’s work.

The top speed improvements shown by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Cal Crutchlow during the Shakedown test were backed up by Quartararo as he posted a top speed of 334.3km/h which was just two kilometres down on what 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini managed.

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However, the Yamaha rider was only 11th when it came to the quickest lap times after finishing nine tenths off 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi.

But unlike the Ducati rider, Quarta💖raro did not attempt a f🐭ast lap as he instead went through the busiest test day of his career. 

“Today was not an easy day because in the end we had to test many things,” added Quartararo. “We don’t have a lot of tyres for the test so today we had to use the tyres that we didn’t really want.&🐽nbsp;

“It was not easy, es༒pecially after three months without riding but I’m feeling pretty happy. 

“The top speed has improved and now we have to look at the chassis, a𒆙erodynamics and throttle response of the engine which is something I was struggling a little bit with 🔥today. But I will say that it was a positive day.” 

While better top speed continues to be a positive sign for the Japanese manufacturer, Yamaha’s improvements may have affected the tradition𝔉al strengths of the M1, which is cornering performance.

Speaking about getting the balance between both areas right, Quartararo said: "Yeah♚ that is positive because in the past year we were🏅 also struggling with the chassis but especially on top speed. 

"Now top speed is a little bit better but now we are struggling a little bit more in the corners. We have🧸 two more days here and two days in Portimao. 

"Like I said I tried so many things today which meant we didn’t focus on which was 𝐆the best bike. 

"We didn’t really focus on making the best lap𒀰 but top speed is something that is really important and we made a big step."

Having had smaller parts to test in previous years, Quartararo was certainly put throug🐭h his paces after three months away from riding a MotoGP bike.

No two runs were the same for Quartararo as finding a clear answer on the 𒅌character of the chassis, aerodynamics and engine response were all targeted.

Quartararo said: "It was a day where we tried many things b🦄ut we couldn’t really see if it was better or not. ꦍWe tried a new chassis and the response was pretty clear. The engine response was also pretty clear and the aerodynamics. 

"It’s something that at the end; it’s the first time in my career that I make a test [day like this]. Basically, the previous years we tried a swingarm, some settings, but today in one day I tried more than in a full test. It was a little bit of a mess but it was gꦯood for the experience."