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

The progress of the Japanese manufacturer was debated on the new Crash Mot♔oGP 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 into the third round of the MotoGP season without having tested the new parts that they hope will add speed to their bike.

Our journa✅list Robert Jones said: “It was a surprise - but a pleasant s𝓰urprise - 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 field🍌.

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

“This year they seemed to be struggling a lot.

“But to have both Quartararoꦚ and Riꦓns, who is only in his second round with Yamaha, was impressive.

“Rins struggled with rꦫ🥂ace pace. He was with Quartararo in both races then filtered down the pack which won’t be pleasing for him.

“But he did win in Texas l♏ast year༒ so could be someone to watch.

“Quartararo, like many, was fortunate with th🦹e incidents🦹 in front of him.

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

“But the race pace was decent, and there was a s✅tep forward 🍌with the time attack.

“Unf𒀰ortunately it doesn’t sound like they got much testing in. Qu😼artararo did only a handful of laps. That won’t be great for them.

“Especially since Yamaha want to prove to Quartara🐠ro, with his future in doubt, that they can move the project on.

“I think he will be reasonably happy. But they need 💯to show that they can do it again 💮at a different circuit.”

Jordan Moreland said: “There was a test plan in Portimao. Quartararo put on Instagram that it was the toughest 🐭conditi🃏ons for testing, he only did six laps.

“A bit of a head-scratcher, ꧟a bit of a waste of time.

“G♐oing to T🌄exas, he should be okay. It’s a track he likes.”

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

“There were puddleꦜs in the whole area, all the way to Faro airport.

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

“Theꦚ riders were asked, but I think they were told not to say much.

“Certainly, ther﷽e were some aero parts tജhat were due.

“Rins ☂was looking forward to working on moving the bike into his direction ♚for the set-up.

“He’s similar to Fabio in the wa🌳y that he r🔜ides but maybe 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 better. Things that just suit him.

“He has a specific style for the electronics, it seems. He doesn’t like to have a l🀅ot of electro🌜nics, he likes to control it with his hand. A bit old school.

“He feels that hꦦe’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.

“Tꦅhat was what he hoped to work on, but the weather put ▨a stop to it.

“It was their first test under the c♍oncessions but it’s gone out the window.

“It means they go into COTA without the option - unless they gamble and 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 w🌞hen there is an official test.”