Between the past Austrian Grand Prix and the upcoming British Grand Prix, the road for the teams competing for the world title this season in MotoGP stopped at Misano. For private tests, which turned out to be downright secret since it was only the number of laps completed by the drivers that transpired from the Adriatic coasts. Yamaha and Honda were there with its official riders and Ducati then Aprilia will carry out their own evaluations when they leave. With KTM.
The fact remains that it is on the Yamaha factory troops that the attention is focused. Plagued by problems with rear tire wear, losing speed for a few races and dropping points since the start of the school year, it's nothing to say that so much Casa Particular in Viñales which Red expect a lot from their employer's engineers. Between chassis and electronics, debates are taking place within the three tuning forks who must correct their situation or risk losing all their chances of the supreme crown.
Each member of Iwata's duo completed 90 laps and satisfaction would have been the general feeling. We won't know any more and we will see the results this weekend at Silverstone. The HRC toured with the rivals, with Crutchlow in support of Márquez and Pedrosa. Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant ventured a comment, specifying that nothing new had been tested. The trip was, however, useful for working carefully on the settings.
The Japanese having left, it was the Italians who got to work with Ducati who will work on the effects of its fairing and Aprilia who will take the opportunity to offer their Superbike rider Savadori, the opportunity to discover RS-GP. For the reds, Pirro will start the work and will then be joined by Lorenzo et Dovizioso. KTM, finally, will also be there.
