Movistar Yamaha Improve Feeling at One-Day Jerez Test2018-05-09 08:11The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team spent an extra day in Jerez today, after yesterday's Gran Premio de España, to take part in a one-day Official IRTA Test. Maverick Viñales was the 4th fastest rider, whilst Valentino Rossi wrapped up the testing session in 10th position. After a difficult race weekend, the teammates returned to the track after 11AM to evaluate various settings and testing items. Viñales briefly topped the rankings with his fastest time of the day - a 1'38.139s, set on lap 19 - before he took the opportunity to assess various settings. He ended a full day of testing in fourth place, 0.409s from the top of the timesheets, and completed 64 laps in total. He looks forward to putting the new data to use at the next Grand Prix of France, held in two weeks' time. Teammate Rossi was also motivated to get back to work at the Jerez track, where he completed his 40,075th km of Grand Prix racing (the equivalent of a lap around the world) on lap 15 during yesterday‘s race. He put his vast experience to good use today when he compared solutions for his YZR-M1 and tried some new Michelin tyres. He rode 69 laps and took tenth place in the timesheets with a best lap time of 1'38.673s, 0.943s from the fastest rider. The extended imagery of today's Test Day is available on www.yamahamotogp.com Download MASSIMO MEREGALLI MASSIMO MEREGALLI TEAM DIRECTOR Our main objective for us today was to find a solution to the problems we faced during the weekend. Unfortunately the weather conditions weren't quite as hot and sunny as they were yesterday, but we were still able to successfully compare set-ups by doing back-to-back runs. We also tried some new testing items and it was positive that we noticed a benefit. Now we'll leave the last few days behind us. The new data has lifted the team's mood, and from here we'll fully focus on the future as we prepare for the next Grand Prix in Le Mans. MAVERICK VIÑALES MAVERICK VIÑALES Monday tests are always positive for us, but we need to be strong on Sundays. We have to see in the next few days if we can improve further. Today I enjoyed riding the bike again, but we still have work to do. I finally found a good rhythm, it was nothing special, but a good consistent rhythm all the same. I think the track was much better today, more grippy, especially in the morning. At the next test in Mugello we'll try to get more answers. VALENTINO ROSSI VALENTINO ROSSI We had a lot of things to do and it was a good test. We tried some different solutions, some were better, some less so, but it was important and we improved a bit. For me, at the next test we'll have something more important to try. The new Michelin tyres are very good, they improved a lot, they gave a lot more grip and you can go faster, so they gave a good feeling. LINKS & DOWNLOAD Jerez Test Results Download Nome gp TEST RESULTS 07/05/2018 1. J. ZARCO MONSTER YAMAHA TECH3 1'37.730 2. C. CRUTCHLOW LCR HONDA CASTROL 1'37.947 3. D. PEDROSA REPSOL HONDA TEAM 1'37.980 4. M. VIÑALES MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP 1'38.139 5. M. MARQUEZ REPSOL HONDA TEAM 1'38.232 6. F. MORBIDELLI EG 0,0 MARC VDS 1'38.288 7. T. RABAT REALE AVINTIA RACING 1'38.304 8. T. NAKAGAMI LCR HONDA IDEMITSU 1'38.444 9. J. MILLER ALMA PRAMAC RACING 1'38.586 10. V. ROSSI MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP 1'38.673 11. B. SMITH RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING 1'38.674 12. P. ESPARGARÒ RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING 1'38.684 13. A. BAUTISTA ANGEL NIETO TEAM 1'39.135 14. M. KALLIO RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING 1'39.232 15. T. LUTHI EG 0,0 MARC VDS Source: Yamaha Motor Racing Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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