Could there be fire in the Yamaha house in MotoGP? We don't know yet, but the performance at the Red Bull Ring seemed to set things on fire, unless it was the straw that broke the camel's back. Before leaving for the summer break, the Iwata official Maverick Vinales was five lengths behind championship leader Marc Márquez. After Brno, the passive increased to fourteen points and once the Austrian journey was completed, it was now at twenty-four points. He fell from second to third overall and in the last four races contested, he was only on the podium once. So yes, there would be an urgent need to redress the situation at Yamaha.
We note a sort of annoyance in the comments of the team member Valentino Rossi. It must be said that after a thunderous offseason and a fanfare start to the campaign, the current halt has the effect of a cold shower. And the Spaniard points out the team's working method, punctuated by procrastination over the chassis to be defined for the M1: “ our problems have become much more obvious since we changed chassis » regrets Casa Particular in Viñales. " Maybe it's time to finally focus on a motorcycle and figure out how to make it work ».
« We need to make a radical change in the settings and see if it works. I don't want to change chassis again. We are talking about this 2016 chassis, but it is the team that is able to differentiate the potential between the two versions. I try to ride the bike in the best possible way ».
On this level, he explains: “ I changed my riding style because I was braking really hard and I was aggressive on the throttle. It worked well. Now, I am gentler in each phase of driving to get the time ". Tests at Misano will take place before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. And Casa Particular in Viñales warns: “ I want to work hard on a chassis and prepare as best as possible for Silverstone ". Will the rider's work plan correspond to Yamaha's roadmap? Response to Misano…
