After a first day of testing where the headlights were on Ducati for his overwhelming dominance and in the team Hondaand more specifically in Mark Marquez for his disastrous performance, Yamaha decided to give the mark by showing up on the last day of pre-season with a wing that could well carry the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso.
This fairing is not yet final, since the new wing is at the limit of the regulations. During the winter, Yamaha focused on top speed to alleviate the disadvantage it had last season on the straights compared to Ducati there Aprilia, but it did so by sacrificing cornering stability. Now this spoiler has been pulled out of the hat to try to improve the behavior of the YZR-M1 in the most twisted areas.
Fabio Quartararo He was asked during today’s session about this new element that his bike is making its debut in. portimao. “It’s very big, but since it’s behind I can’t see it. It’s not clear that we use it, I don’t think, we have to check if it’s a benefit or not, it wasn’t worse, but I didn’t notice any improvement either”, the French pilot told ‘Dorna’.
The ‘Devil’ assures that these types of inventions are the fruit of desperation, since Yamaha is not up to the task I’m sorry Bagnaia and Ducati. “We won’t be ready for the first race, that’s for sure. I don’t feel comfortable on the bike“, assured the 2021 world champion.