A ‘rumor’ suggests that Yamaha may go back on their word and drop the V4 by 2027.

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Naturally, that success was not expected immediately, as Yamaha admitted that they are ’15 years later’ With V4. However, they didn’t expect their riders to be so far off the mark. Grand Prix of Thailand.

Pre-season testing was disappointing for the factory Yamaha. Pramak As drivers battle major engine issues and overall performance. This carried over into the season opener, where the fastest Yamaha Quattroro was 30 seconds behind the winner.

‘Rumours’ are suggesting that Yamaha will phase out the V4 by 2027.

The Frenchman was P14 in Thailand, with team-mate Alex Rins in 15th, 32 seconds behind race winner Marco Bezecchi. Pramak’s Torak Razgatloglu and Jack Miller were 17th and 18th, the latter a staggering 47 seconds behind.

Yamaha boss after the race Paolo Pavesio The team has been called upon to conduct media briefings by implementing a media blackout for drivers. As received reapingAs they say, ‘a 30 second mountain to climb’.

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While this is commendable, the riders’ decision not to speak to the media has been criticized; Because they wouldn’t say anything different than Pavesio brought. But, as MOW points out, the ‘press blackout’ raises suspicions about something deeper.

There is a ‘rumor’ of a request to go back to the inline four and keep the V4 project until 2027. The report mentions that this request was ‘not secretly made by Fabio Quatararo’.

Quattararo’s comments did not sit well with Yamaha.The 26-year-old was seen pointing his middle finger at his bike during the pre-race. However, in the current situation after Thailand, the team is asking the question whether it should really go back to the old machine.

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Paolo Pavesio emphasized the return to ‘last year’s bike’.

This has been a topic of discussion since the pre-season test. But while the V4 doesn’t look competitive at the moment, Yamaha shows no intention of backing down.

Pavesio says he won’t be returning to line four. During the exam. Speaking to the media after the Thailand GP, he didn’t seem to ‘even consider’ the possibility.

“We know we wouldn’t be ready by 2027 if we hadn’t tried,” he said. “This does not mean that 2026 will be the year of growth, but we accept the reality of where we are today.

“We know that we can learn from each race and be able to put all the pieces together.”