After his own test hopes were thwarted by bad weather in Portimao, then a miserable COTA MotoGP weekend for both Yamahas, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins ꦍsays that Cal Cr🐽utchlow’s upcoming test at Catalunya will be ‘crucial’.

A front-row qualifier and shock winner of last year’s Austin round for LCR Honda, Rins was left ju𓃲st 15th on the grid for Monsterꦰ Yamaha.

The Spaniard went on to finish 16th in the Sprint, directly behind team-mate Fabio Quartararo, before cra💫shing out of 17th when a set-up gamble backfired in Sunday's grand prix.

Ah☂ead of only the four Honda riders after Friday practice, Yamaha elected to use the remainder of the COTA weekend to experiment with set-up in the hope of aiding future development.

While Rins failed to finish the GP, Quartararo crossed the line inꦉ 12th and was 13 seconds slower than his 2023 COTA race time (3rd place).

“We are gathering information.ꦜ We are just doing laps, giving our best,” Rins said.

“There is a crucial test that Cal [Crutchlow] is going to do in the next few days in Barcelona. [Yamaha] ar♈e bringing things and let's see if it can help us to improve the bike.

“🎃We are still far but we need to continue working. I believe in the project for sure. It's just some races that we are going to struggle but then we are going to be back.”

Rins confirmed that he had hoped to test alongside Crutchlow in Barcelona but it was ruled ಞout logistically.

“We had planned to go to Montmelo to ride with Cal, but our bikes won’t arrive [back from T𓄧exas in time]. It’s too close,” he said.

Rins will thus have to wait until the offici💎al Jerez Mot⛎oGP test, held on Monday April 29, directly after the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.

Access to technical concessions means Yamaha, like Honda, is free to change all areas of its MotoGP🅠 machine during the season💧.