The truncated dry running at the 2024 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix worked against Yamaha in Saturday’s sprin✨t as the only manufacturer currently with just two bikes.

The flowing nature of the Phil🐻lip Isl𒀰and track coupled with the good grip on offer from its new asphalt looked set to play into Yamaha’s hands.

And while Alex Rins was able to gain direct entry to Q2 and qualified ninth, he faded to 12th168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: in the race just behind team-mate Fabio Quartararo.

Team director Massimo Meregalli noted that Yamah⛄a’s sprint was complicated by the fact it had limited data to use - a consequence of it not having a satellite team since the start of last year.

This, mercifully for Yamaha, will not be a problem in 2025 wꦏhen it joins forces with Pramac. But for the time being, it will have to grit its teeth through this hindrance.

“Let's start with the positives: Alex was able to obtain a pဣlace on the third row,” Meregalli said.

“However, the Sprint didn't go as we wanted nor h𝐆ow we thought it would play out.

“Fabio ✤and Ale🌞x both struggled in today's sprint race, and they both gave the same feedback afterwards.

“The conditions this weekend meant we only had a limited amount of track time, and having only two bikes on the 🐻track then becomes a big disadv🍸antage.

“So, we need to look at today's data, and we'll use all the remaining time to work on a solution to improve꧃ the general behaviour of the bike, which should help our riders in tomorrow's race.”

Rins says he was held back by getting a wheelie off the line𒉰 at the start and then spent almost half of the race𒁃 trying to warm up his rear tyre.

“In qualifying we did a ♋good job, and yesterday in the Practice we did a nice lap time to get into Q2,” said Rins.

“In the wet conditions this morning, it was not that bad either. In qualifying I was feeling quite happy because we did a good lap time considering the condi✅tions.

“So, it all looked nice, but then problems occurﷺred in the Sprint. My reaction time was good, but then I had a wheelie and spent five, six laps to warm the rear tyre. It was difficult to manage.

“We didn't expect the problems we f♔𝔉aced in the sprint, so we expect that tomorrow's race will be tough, but we're going to try our best.”

Quartararo complained of a lack of grip on his M꧟1, noting: “It was a tough day, especially in qualifying but also in the sprint race🌜.

“My start was pretty good, but Johann [Zarc𝔉o] and Augusto [Fernandez] were closing the line, so I co🍨uldn't really overtake.

✃“Then the grip was very low for us and we struggled a lot, but we're working on it and are trying to find something positive. So, tomorrow we will try our best again.”