Yamaha Motor Racing Managing Director Paolo Pavesio says the Iwata producer is “planning” for its manufacturing unit riders to check its V4 MotoGP engine this yr, however not race the brand new motor.
The Yamaha V4 MotoGP engine has been in growth because the center of 2024, and because it was formally confirmed by the Iwata manufacturing unit at Misano final September the venture has developed in-parallel with the inline-four YZR-M1 that has been raced to date this yr and which is instantly developed from every M1 that has raced in MotoGP since 2004 when Yamaha first used an unconventional firing order on its four-stroke premier class grand prix bike.
The brand new V4 engine was most not too long ago examined at a non-public check on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, however was used solely by the check workforce and never by any of the current race riders – simply Pramac Racing’s Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira on this event.
Paolo Pavesio confirmed that there’s a plan for Yamaha’s manufacturing unit race riders to check the V4 this yr, however not but to race this bike in 2025.
“We’re planning to have them [the factory race riders] testing the bike, not racing the bike,” Pavesio mentioned on MotoGP.com’s Gear Up present at Mugello.
“At this level within the season, it’s actually relying on how the subsequent steps will progress.
“As we’ve all the time mentioned, it’s a parallel racing and growth venture.
“Now, the bike was on-track, is already public, and the extra one is progressing in efficiency the extra it makes the inner competitors extra fascinating and difficult.
“Nonetheless, we wish to get out of the V4 the perfect future machine potential, in the identical manner we wish to be as aggressive each week on-track with the present package deal.”
