Michael Laverty sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for Yamaha after Jack Miller’s Italian GP info

Fabio D’Giannantonio with the fastest time in practice at Mugello. Who will join the top 10 in Q2 tomorrow?

When it comes to rider commentary, the Australian is one of the best in the business, and has been patiently helping the Iwata-based manufacturer’s efforts to establish itself as a dominant force in the premier class.

Unfortunately, results have been hard to come by for the four-time Grand Prix winner in recent months, but MotoGP pundit Michael Laverty He shared why he is optimistic about Yamaha’s MotoGP endeavors in the future.

Michael Laverty sees the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for Yamaha

Season TNT Sports In coverage of the pre-practice qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix, Laverty Miller was encouraged by Yamaha’s recent progress with the V4-powered prototype after seeing speed trap data.

Commenter Gavin Emmett began: “Look, we’re not saying Yamaha will suddenly play for platform games and all that, but they’re building week by week. Not running before we walk.”

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Laverty agreed with his teammate: “No, there’s definitely been light at the end of the tunnel in recent weeks, the top speed has been improving every time. If you look at Jack Miller there, he’s currently ninth in the speed traps this season.”

“They’re improving, they’re using the V4 in terms of balance. He wanted to know a little bit, the chassis balance is very different. It’s an 80-degree V shape with two front cylinders and two rear.

“All of this takes time to dial in; it’s a gradual process to get horsepower into the engine. You don’t want the engines to explode. You want to show that you’ve built a strong power unit that will continue to run as safely and quickly as possible.”

But overall, it’s coming, it’s always going in the right direction. Fabio is getting closer and closer like the Prima Pramac boys.

Alex Rin He ended the pre-qualifying practice session with the ninth fastest time on the grid. He was the only Yamaha rider of the session guaranteed a spot in Saturday’s Q2 session.

Despite a strong start to the session, Miller finished the day with the 16th fastest time, one place ahead of the Yamaha flag bearer. Fabio Quatararo. Toprak Razgatlioglu He also struggled to put himself in the P20 on schedule.