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

“It was something completely new and we did an extreme change” - Alex Rins benefiꦑts from huge change to secure automati🅷c Q2 spot.

Alex Rins Catalunya
Alex Rins Catalunya

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Rins was the only rider aboard Japanese machinery to claim a top ten spot during second practice for the Catalunya MotoGP.

Ri🍃ns 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 that Rins backed it up when every rider was out♛ on circuit.

Rins managed to finish🎉 ninth fastest before crediting a huge s🍌et-up change for his improved performance.

Rins began by saying: “Was a good day. It’s also importa🧔nt to go directly through to Q2. This helps to start in the middle of the group.

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

“Usually when the track has no grip I feel quite confident, we find the traction, the grip, but this morning it was not like this. I was strugglin✱g 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 tyre.

“It was a good day because we were able to improve a lot from the morning🍌 to the afternoon.”

Asked in further detail about the change Yamaha🍎 made to his M1, Rins said: “It was somethin🔜g completely new and we did an extreme change.

“Usually we are doing small steps on the forks, the rake but today it൲ was🍌 a big step.”

But despite the improved performance, Rins 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 t🌊han on the front or corner speed.

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

“The bike holds the line better but we have more problems on the rear th🏅an the ꦡfront.

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

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