Yamaha’s decent showing at the Portuguese MotoGP offered hope for their recovery💙, even if an aborted test represented a setback.

The pr꧃ogress of the Japanese manufacturer was debated on the new Crash MotoGP podcast.

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168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo finished seventh in Portimao with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins 13th.

But 24 hours later, a test planned under the new concessions guidelines was ruined by weather, meaning Yamaha will go inꩵto the third round of the MotoGP season without having tested the new parts that they hope will add s🧸peed to their bike.

Our jourꦍnalist Robert Jones said: “It was a surprise - but a pleasant surprise - to♌ see Yamaha show a bit of speed, especially over one lap.

“We all know the bike isn’t where it needs to be.

“Quartararo, as a ♕result, is suffering. We know the talent he’s got. He should be running at the front of the f𒉰ield.

“But the race 🌸pace was, at least, somewhat promising last year.

“This year they seemed to be struggling a lot.

“But to have both Quartararo and Rins, who is only in his second round with Ya🐼maha, was impressiv🍬e.

“Rin🧜s struggled with race pace. He was with Quartararo i𒀰n both races then filtered down the pack which won’t be pleasing for him.

“But he did win in Texas last year so could be someone to📖 watch.

“Q♍uartararo, like many, was fortun𒐪ate with the incidents in front of him.

“It probably would’ve been 10th place for him.

“But the race pace was decent, and there w🍸as a step forward with the time attack.

“Unfortunately it doesn’t sound like they got much testing in. Quartararo did o🃏nly a handful of laps. That won’t be great for 𒈔them.

“Especially sinceཧ Yamaha want to prove to Quartararo, with his future in doubt, that they can move the project on.

“I th🔥ink he will be reasonably happy. But they need to show that t🧸hey can do it again at a different circuit.”

Jordan Moreland said: “There was a test plan in Portima⛎o. Quartararo put on Instagram that it was the toughest con🧸ditions for testing, he only did six laps.

“A bit of a heꦕad-scratcher, a bit of a waste of time.

“Going to Texas🎀, he should be okay. It’s a track he likes.”

Peter McLaren said: “The test, what a shame. The worst weather of the w𝔍hole weekend from Wednesday when we all arrived.

“There were puddles in the whole area, all 𓃲the way ♎to Faro airport.

“They didn’t want to give details aboutಞ what was planned for testing.

“The riders were asked, but I think th🦩ey were൲ told not to say much.

“Certainly, there were some aero parts🍰 that were due.

“R🤡ins was looking forward to working on moving the bike into ♛his direction for the set-up.

“He’s similar to Fabio in the way that he rides but m🌼aybe he’s at the limit.

“He had issues in the race and that made him think that he needs to get the bike to turn b❀etter. Things that just suit him.

“He has a specific style🐻 for the electronics, it seems. He doesn’t like to have a lot 🐻of electronics, he likes to control it with his hand. A bit old school.

“He feels t🍌hat he’s got as far as he can using the generic set-up of the bike, and now it’s time to with something that suits specifically💫 his style.

“That was what he hoped to work on, but the weat✱her put a stop to it.

“It was thei🥀r first test under the concessions but it’s gone out the window.

“It means they go into COTA without the option - unless they gamble an🐠d test parts during the race weekend. They will have to delay the testing of the parts until they can arrange a test, or until Jerez when there is an official test.”