Alex Rins has revealed that Yamaha planned to test its new V4🌠 MotoGP engine this moꦗnth but had to abandon this idea due to it not being ready.

Earlier this year, Yamaha revealed it was buildi🧜ng a V4 engine for the first time in its MotoGP tenure having persevered with its inline-four throughout the modern era.

A switch to a V4 will bring it in step with its rivals, though no real timeline ha𝄹s been given as to when the engine could be rac🃏ed.

Howe♊ver, Rins did reveal ඣan intriguing detail hinting at the development stage of the new V4 during an appearance on the Spanish edition of motorsport.com's podcast.

“The idea was to test it in the test that KTM did in Jerez,” R🅠ins said, referencing the privateꦯ test held in Spain earlier in December.

“But in the end, it was not ready and could not be tes﷽ted.”

According to the podcas✃t, Andrea Dovizioso was due to handle testing of the V4 at Jerez if the unit was ready.

With no more testing tak�𝔉�ing place now until the end of January, the next opportunity for Yamaha to try its new V4 will be the Sepang shakedown.

168澳洲幸ꦐ运5𝐆官方开奖结果历史:In an exclusive interview with ltxcn.top, Yamaha technical chief Max Bartolini ex꧒plained exactly w♌hat the Japanese brand was hoping to gain from a V4 switch.

“With the V4, everybody🎉 thinks about t𓆉he engine itself,” he began.

“But I think the biggest advantage is from the layout oဣf the bike, more than from the engine.

“In terms of pure power, honestly⛎, listening to our engine department, it shouldn’t be a big difference.

“But there are some ways to manage the layout of the bike that will be a little bit easier with the V4. And also to♍ go more in the direction of the tyres, because it's always a matter of making the tyres work.

“Yamaha was pretty good with Bridgestone. And for sure💞 they have had many good races also with Michelin. But Mﷺichelin is more [about] using the rear tyres than the front.

“This is kind of where the [V4] engine layout can help; to build the bike around the e🅰ng🌜ine in that [rear tyre] direction. So that is the challenge.

“Honestly, to make ▨the [V4] engine is difficult, but I think it's more [imp🌠ortant] to make the bike around the [V4} engine.”

Bartolini said the chance of racing the V4 next season at some point is “ღnot guaranteed”.

A🎃s a concession manufacturer, Yamaha - as well as Honda - can introduce new engine specifications during the 2025 seasꦜon while its rivals cannot.