At Yamaha, everyone has opinions on everything and especially opinions. A concert where it is difficult to detect the dominant note. A confusion reported by Maverick Vinales who, in Argentina, explained his ninth position worse than that of the satellite pilot zarco third due to a different engine. And better in the circumstances than the official M1. What does the other factory driver think? Valentino Rossi only eleventh? The Doctor pays tribute to the Frenchman from Tech3…
In the Yamaha factory team stand, we expect a complicated Argentine Grand Prix. And for good reason: on a track with precarious grip, traction difficulties with premature tire wear as a corollary, the current weakness of the M1s, will be exacerbated. Moreover, Vale admits outright: “ our tires faded after two laps. They are too tender. I'm in difficulty, especially with the front. I can't drive at the limit. I tried to be as gentle as possible in my driving, but without notable results. ».
Remains the case zarco who seems to be doing better than the official drivers of the brand in tune. Casa Particular in Viñales brought forward the question of a different engine. The titled ninefold is more down to earth: “ in this kind of situation, Zarco is simply better. This is perhaps due to his morphology, but more surely to his driving style which allows him to put less strain on the tires. He is very good ».
He finishes : " I don't think it's an engine issue. What is certain is that we suffer more than him! We will try to make changes before the race. To do this, you will have to wait if the track will be dry or wet. ».
MotoGP Argentina J.2: Qualifying
| 1 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'47.153 | ||||
| 2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'47.330 | 0.177 / 0.177 | |||
| 3 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'47.365 | 0.212 / 0.035 | |||
| 4 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 1'47.681 | 0.528 / 0.316 | |||
| 5 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'47.743 | 0.590 / 0.062 | |||
| 6 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'47.754 | 0.601 / 0.011 | |||
| 7 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'47.845 | 0.692 / 0.091 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'48.247 | 1.094 / 0.402 | |||
| 9 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'49.044 | 1.891 / 0.797 | |||
| 10 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'49.304 | 2.151 / 0.260 | |||
| 11 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'49.326 | 2.173 / 0.022 | |||
| 12 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'49.975 | 2.822 / 0.649 | |||
| 13 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'49.878 | 0.750 / 0.360 | |||
| 14 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'50.063 | 0.935 / 0.185 | |||
| 15 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 1'50.175 | 1.047 / 0.112 | |||
| 16 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'50.324 | 1.196 / 0.149 | |||
| 17 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | 1'50.364 | 1.236 / 0.040 | |||
| 18 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'50.449 | 1.321 / 0.085 | |||
| 19 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'50.606 | 1.478 / 0.157 | |||
| 20 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 1'50.833 | 1.705 / 0.227 | |||
| 21 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'51.007 | 1.879 / 0.174 | |||
| 22 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | 1'51.012 | 1.884 / 0.005 | |||
| 23 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | 1'51.142 | 2.014 / 0.130 | |||
| 24 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 1'51.387 | 2.259 / 0.245 | |||
