Toprak Razgatlioglu and the rest of the Yamaha V4 riders are back on track for the third and final day of the MotoGP Sepang test. They were forced to sit out Wednesday’s run due to security concerns.
Fabio Quattararo’s withdrawal on Tuesday – shortly before he was ruled out of the Test due to injury – has worried the interior. Yamaha. The team couldn’t find the cause at first.
They feared the undiagnosed problem could resurface in the high-speed section of the track, putting their drivers at risk. The garage doors were closed on the second day as they continued to investigate.
Ahead of Thursday’s move, Yamaha confirmed they had a temporary solution. As reported The competitionThe drivers were running with reduced power to limit the pressure on the engine.
Alex Rins says Torak Razgatlioglu had a Yamaha problem like Fabio Quatararo.
After Yamaha decided to abandon their inline four engine, Augusto Fernandez was shown with the old version of the V4. They also started an extensive testing program last year.
But Yamaha is riddled with problems in Malaysia.Starting with the Personal Shakedown and moving on to the first Personal Challenge.
At first it was thought that only the Quattrotaro engine had failed, but Alex Rins has now revealed Pramac’s. Razgatlioglu Also the engine ‘smashed’.
Rin hopes they won’t face the same power limitations during the Buriram test later this month.
“Fortunately, today we were able to drive, but without turning too much, carefully, carefully,” through Motorsport E.S.
“Fabio and Toprak have told us that they have broken two engines each and for safety reasons they want to limit the risk. We will receive more engines in Thailand and can drive freely on the road.”
Yamaha Class D offers He allowed his riders to participate in the Shakhtar, so the lack of mileage shouldn’t be too much of a concern for Razgatlioglu ahead of his rookie season.
‘Sources in the paddock’ think they know what’s wrong with the Yamaha V4 engine
The riders are testing in temperatures over 30 degrees in Sepang, and this may be exacerbating Yamaha’s problems.
Unfortunately, the first race of the season in Thailand is one of the best of them all, and controlling the engine temperature will be a big challenge in many other rounds as well.
‘Sources in the paddock’ said The newspaper Yamaha are experiencing ‘technical issues with their batteries’, which Malaysia’s temperatures are contributing to.
The final two-day Test is scheduled for February 21 and 22 before the campaign kicks off on the last weekend of the month.
