Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Wraps up Productive Final Test in Buriram, Looks Ahead to ThaiGP in Two Weeks2025-02-23 11:31Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP's rider Jack Miller and Migiuel Oliveira concluded the second and final day of official testing in Buriram, marking the end of the winter tests before the highly anticipated season opener at the ThaiGP on the weekend of March 2nd. #DAY 2 LOCAL TIME: 18:00 GMT AIR TEMPERATURE: 32°C TRACK TEMPERATURE: 36°C WEATHER: SUNNY / HUMIDITY 24% 10th JACK MILLER 1'29"617 / 66 LAPS 19th MIGUEL OLIVEIRA 1'30"089 / 82 LAPS It was another positive and constructive day for Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP team, as both Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira continued refining the setup of their Yamaha YZR-M1 machines in preparation for the upcoming race at the Chang International Circuit. Miller demonstrated consistent progress aboard his new Yamaha, adapting well to the bike‘s characteristics. In the afternoon session, he successfully completed a Sprint simulation, maintaining an impressive rhythm that further solidified his confidence ahead of the first race weekend of the season, ending the day with the 10th overall position. On the other side of the garage, Oliveira initially faced some challenges during the morning session but made notable improvements in the afternoon. His hard work paid off as he found a better setup, culminating in a late-session time attack that showcased his growing comfort on the bike. Miguel ended the day as 19th overall. After an intensive seven-day testing program—including the shakedown test, three official days in Sepang, and the two sessions in Buriram—Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP is now fully prepared to take on an exhilarating 2024 MotoGP season. GINO BORSOI Team Director, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP “Since the first day here in Buriram, especially in Miller's side of the garage we have been making steady progress and that makes us very happy. Jack's feeling with the bike is very good, while we still need to find a good balance with Oliveira, although little by little we are also making progress with Miguel. With the Thai GP now just around the corner, at the end of the day we have started to focus more and more towards the race weekend, where I am convinced we will be able to make more progress. It's been a good winter anyway, the relationship with Yamaha has been great from day one, and that's definitely a strength of this new relationship we have with them.” JACK MILLER Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Rider "The preseason was good. I feel very comfortable with the bike, the changes we have made have been a good improvement. And now we are ready to race, I am bored of testing and very excited to see what we can do when the lights go out. I feel that we have done the maximum in the off-season to be as ready as possible and now we just have to wait for the flag to drop. Coming back to a team I already knew well has made things easier and the transition working with Giacomo (Guidotti, Miller's crew chief; i.e.) has been very smooth. It's a great pleasure to work with him, after the first day in Barcelona we understood each other pretty well and the relationship is getting stronger and stronger.” MIGUEL OLIVEIRA Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Rider "We struggled a little bit, but in this last day we finally managed to find the right way, to have a less nervous bike that allows me to better control the exit of the corners, reducing the movements. I am happy to have solved this problem, although we are aware that we will have to wait until the first races to solve some other ones. Until then, I will try to adapt as much as possible to the M1 and exploit its potential. We made a step forward on the long run with used tires and that comforts me a lot. Now I can't wait for the season to start.” Source: Pramac Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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