Valentino Rossi, ninth in Grand Prix of Styria, to the microphones of Sky underlined the problems of Yahama in Austria: the brakes and the engine. “The one experienced by Vinales, the fact of being unrestrained, is one of the greatest fears of pilots. Here many have suffered from the brakes and we at Yamaha in particular: we talked to Brembo and changed the calipers, but as long as you ride alone it’s fine, it is when you are in the wake of the others that things change completely and get up. temperatures. It happened to Maverick, he saw the smoke and he was good and quick to throw himself down ”.
But the real worry of the Iwata house remains the engine: “We, on this track in particular, we lose a lot on the straight, we take the hot air of the others and go into difficulty when braking. The problem is always the same, for the last 2 years the difference on the straight has probably doubled. Top speed has never been one of our strengths, but we recovered in the corners: now our bike always rides well in the corners, but the others are strong too and the gap on the straight has remained ”.
“What you gain on the straight is important because it gets to you more easily, while what you recover in the corners affects other things like tires and brakes and so we struggle. I was hoping that the cool could help us, but the average in race 1 didn’t work, a bit like for Dovizioso, and if the tire slips it starts to get worse and worse because everything moves. We hope that a Misano, where Yamaha has historically been strong, it can go better ”.
The Doctor, who was it anyway the best of Yamaha arrive at the finish line, he consoles himself with the victories in Moto2 and Moto3 of Bezzecchi and Vietti, of the VR46 team. “The first double for our team, Celestino’s victory with the Italian anthem on the podium, I was with Uccio and Max the tear fell. The result of a great deal of work by the team and the Academy, we are delighted ”.
“My brother is leading the World Championship, but he has great opponents like Jorge Martin. Having the potential to win the world championship never happens in a career, then we are happy with Ducati’s interest. I try to give him my experience, I can help him a little, but he’s the one who has to make the difference. Vietti? has a nice temper… “.
OMNISPORT | 23-08-2020 17:54
