Un Maverick Vinales at the top of the timesheet with a time a full second better than the one symbolizing his ordeal in the Grand Prix a few hours earlier, we could say, in view of this result, that Yamaha has solved its problems. And that Iwata's firm has found its technical thread and its path to victory. In fact, it's more complex than that... Because Viñales and his troops have absolutely no idea how they managed to put out such a performance this Tuesday in Valencia...
As a result, we could push the point to the point of absurdity and assert that the situation is even worse than expected... But the fact is there: Casa Particular in Viñales signed a 1'30.189 while in the race on Sunday he could not do better than 1'31.576. “ It's exactly the same bike though. We didn't even clean it » comments equipping it with Valentino Rossi who finished fourth this start of the 2018 offseason.
So it was a 2016 chassis. But the most incredible thing is to come… “ I even felt good with the new chassis which didn't work during the second part of the season and which didn't work during the Valencia Grand Prix. We just stiffened the shock absorber because I brake later. My past feelings have come back out of nowhere and I don't know why ».
« We won't talk about tires » yet comes third in the 2017 championship. « But I really enjoyed this day after this disastrous weekend. I feel competitive again. Everything worked out well. We will continue like this tomorrow, Wednesday, to see what happens next, but I found my Yamaha from the start of the season. On the engine side, the new version seems to have an advantage when entering corners. But we can't decide right now which versions to adopt. »…
The Yamaha is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you'll find inside.
#ValenciaTest J.1: Chronos
1. Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) 1:30,189 min
2. Johann Zarco (Yamaha) +0,200 sec
3. Marc Marquez (Honda) +0,312
4. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) +0,330
5. Jack Miller (Ducati) +0,446
6. Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) +0,567
7. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) +0,661
8. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) +0,870
9. Pol Espargaro (KTM) +0,977
10. Cal Crutchlow (Honda) +1,070
11. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) +1,139
12. Bradley Smith (KTM) +1,226
13. Tito Rabat (Ducati) +1,484
14. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) +1,532
15. Scott Redding (Aprilia) +1,886
16. Karel Abraham (Ducati) +2,256
17. Takaaki Nakagami (Honda) +2,534
18. Franco Morbidelli (Honda) +2,573
19. Takumi Takahashi (Honda) +3,380
20. Xavier Simeon (Ducati) +4,053
