New Yamaha technical director Max Bartolini has warned it could take until 2026 for the M1 to be 'competitive' again in MotoGP.

Bartolini, previously a senior Vehicle Performance Engineer at Ducati, expects Yamaha to close the gap in 🐟2025 - aided by additional technical data and feedback from the new Pramac partnership.

But there’s a lot of work to do.

Tenth overall last season, Yamaha’s former world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo starts this weekend’s Misano round just 14th in the standings. New team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins is 20th after a mid-season injury.

🅰“I found it different, very interesting,” Bartolini told Dorna’s Jack Appleyard, reflecting on his first six months at Yamaha. “Cle🐽arly, we have a lot of work to do, but I was surprised by how everybody is very keen to try to close the gap.”

T🍒he Italian explained that the lack 𒐪of any obvious 'problem' or 'mistake' with the M1 means it’s a longer task.

“Honestly, what I've seen after six months is more or less what I was feeling even from outs♛ide,” he added.

“I think it will be a long job because I don't think we ไhave something basically wrong, just we need to improve the overall package. 

"And thi🥂s normally needs more time than to find a problem or a mistak💮e." 

“Getting close is one thing, then getting competitive is another!" he c🌜ontinued.

"So hopefully we get closer during next season and the following season [202💎6] come back againܫ to [being] competitive.”

Yamah𝓀a has been reduced to two bi𒐪kes on the grid since RNF switched to Aprilia in 2023.

That will🙈 change next season ღwhen Pramac, the reigning teams’ champions, swaps Desmosedicis for M1s.

“For me, this will be very important,” Bartolini said of the new⛎ satellite project. “It’ll be easier for the riders to have a comparison and also for us as technicians it’s easier to get a dꦓirection. So I think it will be a very good help.”

Pramac is yet to officially announce riders for its new Yamaha era but the line-up looks certain to be 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller.

Between them, the pair have raced for Honda, Ducati, KTM and Aprilia in MotoGP, every manufacturer on the cu✃rrent gri🍨d except Yamaha. Both have also won multiple premier-class races.

Although not naming O꧒liveira or Miller, Bartolini was asked how important it is for Pramac to have “two experienced riders with a lot of kꦏnowledge from other MotoGP factories”.

“For me, it will be very important,” Bartoli🌺ni replied. “Especially at the beginning it will be very useful to get comments and maybe comparisons for where we can improve.

“And after I think they will be two smart riders, that need to adjust, because for sure we cannot ma꧃ke a bike like they expect at the beginning. But yeah, it will be helpful to have two experienced riders.”