The truncated dry working on the 2024 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix labored towards Yamaha in Saturday’s dash as the one producer presently with simply two bikes.
The flowing nature of the Phillip Island observe coupled with the great grip on supply from its new asphalt seemed set to play into Yamaha’s arms.
And whereas Alex Rins was capable of acquire direct entry to Q2 and certified ninth, he pale to twelfth within the race simply behind team-mate Fabio Quartararo.
Workforce director Massimo Meregalli famous that Yamaha’s dash was difficult by the very fact it had restricted knowledge to make use of – a consequence of it not having a satellite tv for pc group because the begin of final 12 months.
This, mercifully for Yamaha, won’t be an issue in 2025 when it joins forces with Pramac. However in the interim, it must grit its tooth via this hindrance.
“Let’s begin with the positives: Alex was capable of acquire a spot on the third row,” Meregalli mentioned.
“Nonetheless, the Dash did not go as we wished nor how we thought it could play out.
“Fabio and Alex each struggled in at present’s dash race, and so they each gave the identical suggestions afterwards.
“The circumstances this weekend meant we solely had a restricted quantity of observe time, and having solely two bikes on the observe then turns into a giant drawback.
“So, we have to take a look at at present’s knowledge, and we’ll use all of the remaining time to work on an answer to enhance the final behaviour of the bike, which ought to assist our riders in tomorrow’s race.”
Rins says he was held again by getting a wheelie off the road firstly after which spent virtually half of the race attempting to heat up his rear tyre.
“In qualifying we did a very good job, and yesterday within the Apply we did a pleasant lap time to get into Q2,” mentioned Rins.
“Within the moist circumstances this morning, it was not that dangerous both. In qualifying I used to be feeling fairly glad as a result of we did a very good lap time contemplating the circumstances.
“So, all of it seemed good, however then issues occurred within the Dash. My response time was good, however then I had a wheelie and spent 5, six laps to heat the rear tyre. It was troublesome to handle.
“We did not count on the issues we confronted within the dash, so we count on that tomorrow’s race will probably be robust, however we will attempt our greatest.”
Quartararo complained of an absence of grip on his M1, noting: “It was a troublesome day, particularly in qualifying but in addition within the dash race.
“My begin was fairly good, however Johann [Zarco] and Augusto [Fernandez] had been closing the road, so I could not actually overtake.
“Then the grip was very low for us and we struggled so much, however we’re engaged on it and are looking for one thing optimistic. So, tomorrow we are going to attempt our greatest once more.”
