Yamaha explain conundrum of swapping bikes as rain fell in Misano

"The team tries to inform the riders, providiꦐng them with as much info as possible"

Alex Rins
Alex Rins

Yamaha’s riders opted for different strategies ⭕at the San Marino Moto🐠GP as the conditions changed - providing contrasting results.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo stayed out on slicks when the rain fell at Misano, but 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins chose to swap his bike.

Pramac’s Jorge Mar🍬tin was the most notable victim of the backfir꧋ing decision to change bikes, because the conditions quickly dried.

Rins had started from 20th but his gamble to swap bikes got him nowhere. He finished 19th due to Aleix Espargaro’s rඣetirement.

Quartararo smartly ☂finished seventh after a late overtake ⛎of Jack Miller.

“It's been a while since we had𒆙 a flag-to-flag race,” said Yamaha team boss Massimo Mere🉐galli.

“These are always tricky. The team tries to inform the riders, providing them with as much info as possible and the latest weather🌼 predictions, but in the end it's the riders' call if they want to switch bikes or not.

“Fabio made the💝 right decision staying out, and he rode very well. When the rain was a bit heavier, he was catching💞 up with the front group and that allowed him to fight for seventh place.

“Alex was riding in 19th place whe🧔n the rain started coming do൲wn harder, so he had little to lose.

“These things can go one of two ways: if it 🦋had kept raining, he would have profited from it, but si♋nce it suddenly stopped raining, it turned out it was the wrong call. That's racing.

“[On Monday] we will be back at the Misano track for the official IRTA test. We're hoping for🌺 dry weather so we can collect some good data, both with an eye on the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and bike development in general.”

Quartararo s🎶aid: “It was really hard, especially the first f🍸ew laps when it was starting to rain.

“Usually, rain doesn't ꦺwork to our advantage, but I could st🦄ay quite close to the top guys, so it was good. I enjoyed the race.

“I didn't have the feeling I expected, but the position is good. I had the other riders in front of me, so whate𒁃ver they did, I wa🧸s following.

“At one moment, I was really close to going into the pits for a bike swap, but I saw that the majori🌠ty of them kept going, so I decided to stay out. Luckily, the t🅰rack dries superfast here, so I think it was great.”

Rins added: “[The race] was a little bit difficult to manage because I decided to go to the box to change bikes, going to wet tyres. ℱIt was already raining for two laps. But as soon as we went out on track again, the rain stopped.

“So, after two laps of riding with the wet tyres, I was forced to go back into the pits and go back to the dry bike. After tha🅷t, I had a better pace than the other💖s, but it was hard to overtake.

“[Monday] is an important daꦰy for the future, because we are going to test some new items. Let's see if we can do a good teꦕst, so maybe we also have some new items for the Misano #2 race weekend.”

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