Yamaha’s decent showing at the Portuguese MotoGP offered hope for their recovery, even if an aborted test represente🐎d a🤪 setback.

The progress of the Japanese manufacturer was debated on the new Crash๊ MotoGP p🦄odcast.

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168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo finished seventh in Portimao with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins 13th.

But 24 hours later, a test planned under the new concessions guidelines was ruined by weather, meaniꦛng Yamaha will go into the third round of the MotoGP season without having tested the new parts that they hope will add speed to their bike.

Our journalist Robert Jones said: “It was a surprise - but a pleasant surprise - to see Yamaha show a bit of speed, especia﷽lly over one lap.

“We all know the bike isn’t where it needs to be.

“🎶Quartararo, as a result, is suffering. We know the talent he’s got. He should be running at the fr💫ont of the field.

“But the race pace was, at least, somewhat promising last🌼 year.

“This year they seemed to be struggling a lot.

“But to have both Quartararo and Rins, who is only in his secon💝d round wi♚th Yamaha, was impressive.

“Rins struggled with race pace. He was with Quartararo in both races then filtered down🎉 the pack which won’t be pleasing for him.

“But he did win in Texas l🦋ast year so co♚uld be someone to watch.

“Quartararoꦺ, like many, was fortunate with the incidents in front of him.

“It probably would’ve been 10th place for him.

“But the race pace was decent, and ꦰthere was a step forward with the time attack.

“Unfortunately it doesn’t sound like they got much testing 🍌in. Quartararo did only a handful of lꦿaps. That won’t be great for them.

“Es✨pecially since Yamaha want to prove to Quartararo, with his future in doubt, that they can move the project on.

“Iও think he will be reasonably happy. But they need to show that they can do it again at a different circ꧅uit.”

Jordan Moreland said: “There was a test plan in Portimao. Quartararo put on Instagram that༺ it was the toughest conditions for testing, he only did six laps.

“A bit of a ജhead-scratcher, a bit of a waste of time.

“Going to 𓆏Texas, he should be okay. It’s a t⭕rack he likes.”

Peter McL✃aren said: “The test, what a shame. The worst weather of the ෴whole weekend from Wednesday when we all arrived.

“There wer𒅌e puddles in the whole area, a🍒ll the way to Faro airport.

“They didn’t want to give details about what was planned for t🌌esting🔯.

“The riders were asked, but I think they were told not to♓ say much.

“Certꦍainly, there were some aero parts that were due.

“Rins was looking forward꧟ to working on moving the bike into his direction for the set-up.

“He’s similar to Fabio in the way that h💞e rides but maybe he’s at the li🌌mit.

“He had issues in the race and that made him think tha🔯t he needs to get the bike to turn better. Things that just suit him.

“He has a sp꧅ecific style for the electronics, it seems. He doesn’t like to have a lot o📖f electronics, he likes to control it with his hand. A bit old school.

“He feels that he’s got as far 💛as he can using the generic set-up of the bike, and now it’s time to with something that suits specifically his style.

“That was what he hoped𒀰 to work on, but the weather put a stop to it.

“It 🌼was their first test under the 🧔concessions but it’s gone out the window.

“It means they go into COTA without the option - unless they gamble and test parts during the race weeken🦄d. They will have to delay the testing of the parts until they can 𒆙arrange a test, or until Jerez when there is an official test.”