Movistar Yamaha Make Steps on Final 2018 Test Day in Jerez

2018-11-30 09:41
Today the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team have completed the Jerez MotoGP Official Test, the last riding day of 2018. Continuing their testing schedule, Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi spent the allotted time making a final assessment of the new engine specs, setting the 3rd and 11th fastest time of the day respectively.



Viñales used today's session at the Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto to the full, as he was keen to make a final decision on the new engine spec. The Spaniard mainly focused on race pace again, riding a total of 78 laps, mostly with used tyres. As the session progressed, so did his efforts. When he decided to push hard on a flying lap, he set a 1'38.066s. This hot lap earned him third place in the Day 2 results and fourth place in the combined timesheets, 0.121s from first.



Rossi also had a productive day at the office, finding a better feeling and pace than he had the day before. The Italian had already shared that he would be taking an in-depth look at the data to make a decision on the engine spec. After a total of 67 laps today, he has come to a clear decision on which direction to work in. His best lap, a 1'38.596s put him in 11th position in both the Day 2 and the combined results, 0.651s from the top.



The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team have now completed all 2018 riding action. The next test will be held after the winter break, at the Sepang International Circuit, early February.




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MASSIMO MEREGALLI

MASSIMO MEREGALLI
TEAM DIRECTOR


Though we weren't able to use all of the available track time due to the cold temperatures in the morning on both days, the test proceeded well. After completing 60% of the programme earlier in Valencia, we had quite a full-on programme here in Jerez, because we intended to make a decision on the engine specs at the end of these two days. Both Maverick and Vale have given clear feedback and have agreed on a direction, so I think we‘re close to making a decision. There do remain some different points of view on certain aspects, which we will work on clarifying during the 2019 pre-season tests, but for now we have a sense of which base we should work with. We were looking for smooth power delivery and engine brake, which is especially something Maverick was asking for, because it suits his riding style. We also worked on improving the tyre life, which was a concern during the 2018 season. We‘ve made progress, but we need to keep working. The engineers in Italy and Japan will go over the data thoroughly to come up with further steps to try at the first upcoming test in Sepang, at the start of February, next year.







MAVERICK VIÑALES

MAVERICK VIÑALES


So far, I think we've kept a really good rhythm, because we always got a lot out of used tyres, and I'm actually really happy because when I finally pushed for one lap, the bike responded quite well. I know we could improve the chassis quite a lot, now we've focused a lot on the engines, so for me it's quite clear. Let's see after the meeting what we decide to do. For sure, we always have to improve, but the important thing was to find the base, and now I think for Malaysia we have to improve the top speed, this will be important for the long tracks. I think over all we have a competitive bike.







VALENTINO ROSSI

VALENTINO ROSSI


Today was a good day because we worked more in detail and we improved. My pace was not so bad and the feeling with the bike was quite good. From the start we knew we had to decide on the engine spec and we have already decided. I think the situation is quite clear.






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Jerez MotoGP Official Test - Day 2
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Jerez MotoGP Official Test - Combined Results, Day 1 + 2
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DAY 2 RESULTS
29/11/2018



1. T. NAKAGAMI LCR HONDA IDEMITSU 1'37.945

2. M. MARQUEZ REPSOL HONDA TEAM 1'37.970

3. M. VIÑALES MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP 1'38.066

4. J. LORENZO REPSOL HONDA TEAM 1'38.105

5. D. PETRUCCI DUCATI TEAM 1'38.109

6. F. MORBIDELLI PETRONAS YAMAHA SRT 1'38.118

7. J. MILLER ALMA PRAMAC RACING 1'38.207

8. A. DOVIZIOSO DUCATI TEAM 1'38.292

9. F. BAGNAIA ALMA PRAMAC RACING 1'38.333

10. A. RINS TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR 1'38.522

11. V. ROSSI MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP 1'38.596

12. F. QUARTARARO PETRONAS YAMAHA SRT 1'38.761

13. T. RABAT REALE AVINTIA RACING 1'38.876

Source: Yamaha Motor Racing

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