Yamaha’s decent showing at the Portuguese MotoGP offered hope for their recovery, even if an aborted test re🉐presented a setback.

The progress of the Japanese man༒ufacturer was debated on the new Crash Moto🤡GP podcast.

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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo finished seventh in Portimao with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Rins 13th.

But 24 hours later, a test planned under the new concessions guidelines was ruined by weather, meaning Yamaha will go into the thir💃d round of the MotoGP season without having tested the new parts that they hope will add speed to their bike.

Our journalist Robert Jones said: “It was a surprise - but a pleasant surprise - to see Yamaha sh🍌ow a bit of speed, especially over one lap.

“We all know the bike isn’t where it needs to be.

“Qua﷽rtararo, as a result, is suffering. We know the talent he’s got. He should be running at the front of ꩵthe field.

“But the race pace was, at least, somewhat promising las🐻t yea🐽r.

“This year they seemed to be struggling a lot.

“But to have both Quaꦚrtararo and Rins, who is only in his second round with Yamaha, was impressive.

“Rins struggled with race pace. He was with Quartararo in both races then filtered down t✃he pack which won’tꦫ be pleasing for him.

“But he did win in Texas last year so could be someone to wat𓆏ch.

“Quartararo, like many, was fortunat𒅌e with the incidents i༺n front of him.

“It probably would’ve been 10th place for him.

“But the rac🍃e pace was decent, and there was a step forward with the time attack.

“Unfortunate🌌ly it doesn’t sound like they got much testing in. Quartararo did only a handful of laps. That won’t be great for them.

“Especiall⛦y since Yamaha want to prove to Quartararo, with his future in doubt, that they can move the project on.

“I🦂 think he will be reasonably happy. But they need to show that they can do it again 🦹at a different circuit.”

Jorꦚdan Moreland said: “There was a test plan in Portimao. Quartararo put on Instagram that it was the toughest conditions f꧋or testing, he only did six laps.

“A bit of a head-scratcher, a bit of a wasteꦅ of t🉐ime.

“Going to Texas, he should be okay. It’s a track he likes🦩.”

Peter McLaren said: “The test, whꦆat a s✃hame. The worst weather of the whole weekend from Wednesday when we all arrived.

“There were puddles in the whole area,𝓡 all the way to Faro airport.

“They didn’t want to give 𒐪details about what was✱ planned for testing.

“The riders were asked, but I💯 think they were told not to say mucಌh.

“C꧒ertainly, there were some aero par👍ts that were due.

“Rins was looking forward to working on moving the bike inꦐto his direction forꦗ the set-up.

“He’s similar to Fabio in the way that h🐻e rides but maybe he’s at the limit.

“He had issues in the race and that made him think that he nee﷽ds to get the bike to turn better. Things th༺at just suit him.

“He has a specifiꦰc style for the electronics, it seems. He doesn’t like to have a lot of electronics, he likes to control it with his hand. A b🌸it old school.

“He feels that he’s got as far as he can༺ using the generic set-up 🍸of the bike, and now it’s time to with something that suits specifically his style.

“That was w💦hat he hoped to work on, but the weather put a stop to it.

“I🦩t was their first test under the concessions but it’🍒s gone out the window.

“It means ෴they go into COTA without the option - unless they gamble and test parts during the race weekend. Th🌜ey will have to delay the testing of the parts until they can arrange a test, or until Jerez when there is an official test.”