“Extreme set-up change” sees Alex Rins go directly into Q2

“It was something completely new and we did an extreme change” - Alex Rins benefits from h𒈔uge change to secure automatic Q2 spot.

Alex Rins Catalunya
Alex Rins Catalunya

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins was the only rider aboard Japanese machinery to claim a top ten spot during second practice for the Catalunya MotoGP.

Rins already flashed such potential😼 at the beginning of the time attack runs in this afternoon’s all-important Practice session, however, the bigger surprise was tha🧔t Rins backed it up when every rider was out on circuit.

Rins 🌜managed to finish ninth fastest before crediting a huge set-up change foℱr his improved performance.

Rins began by saying: “Was a good 🤡day. It’s also important to go directly through to Q2. This helps to start in the middle of the g💃roup.

“This morning we were struggling a lot with the rear grip. It looks like this track is different from my usual feeling. Wꦦhat do I mean by that?

“Usually when the track has no grip I feel quite confident, we find the tꦬraction, the grip, but this morning it was not like this. I was struggling a lot.

“We changed the bike completely with the set-up and I was feeling much better. We were working a lot on the sprint race and trying to control the ty𒈔re.

“It was a good day because we were able to improve 🔯a lot from th🅠e morning to the afternoon.”

Asked in further detail about the cha꧂nge Yamaha made to his M1, Rins said: “It was something completely new and we did an extreme change.

“Usually we are doing small steps on the forks, the raඣke but today it was a big step.”

But despite the improved performance, Rin❀s said it was not directly linked to the new aero package introduced by Yamaha at the recent Mugello test.

“In this track I don't think it helps a lot,” said Rins. “With the lack of grip the problem is more on the rear than on the front or corner🎃 speed.

“It helps with this fairing and I felt like I could do a litওtle bit more corner speed. 

“The b🉐ike holds the line better but we have more problems on the rear than the front.

“It was much better in Mugello. Maybe 0.2s faster. In the end, as a rider you always want mor﷽e than 0.2🌠s. But 0.2s every lap is a lot.”

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