Maverick Vinales fastest - talks aero, mass damper at Aragon MotoGP test
Maverick Vinales explores 💟new KTM aero, 'salad box' on way to the top of the Aragon MotoGP test timesheets.
Maverick Vinales dipped under the official Aragon lap record to deny Marco Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez of t𒆙he top spot at Monday’s MotoGP test.
After crashing in Sunday’s grand prix, the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Tech3 KTM rider rebounded in style as he tested new aerodynamics, as well as ‘updated൩ engine configuration’ and the 𝄹latest mass damper on his RC16.
Aero appea🌟red to be the factory’s priority with multiple aero options available for the five riders on track, including test rider Pol Espargaro.
“Positive day and we worked very hard to improve the bike in terms of turning,” Vinales said.
“It was imꦗportant today to keep at the same level and to keep riding and improving. I’m really happy with all the teamwork.”
Pressed on how the new fairing behaved, Vinales explained: “We struggle to tu꧑rn off-brakes. And [the new aero] turns much be𝓰tter. Then you also have some negative points.
“It's just a little bit less performing on brakes and turning when on-gas, but you gain so much by turning in the corner. Probably for the upcomi൩ng tracks, it's good that the bike turns, so we will see if we homolog📖ate or not the package in Mugello.”
Vin﷽ales also spent time with the latest versi🔥on of KTM’s ‘salad box’ housing a Ducati mass damper, used to help counter chatter or vibration.
“It's very important to make it work, because if it works, it's a good i♒mprovement because take out a lot of vibrations. So basically, you can be faster,” he explained.
“So we need to make it work. Because sometimes the problem is that when it's very hot, the configuration is not always the same during 𒁃the run. So then the chatter increases a lot.
“But when it works properly, it's a good impleme🗹nt for the bike, so we need to make kilometres.”
Pedro Acosta wꦬas the next best KTM in fifth on the combined timesheets, with Brad Binder 13th, Vinales’ team-mate Enea Bastianini 16th and Espargaro 19th.
"We were working 🎀mainly on the aero side and also some chassis com🤡ponents," said KTM Technical Director Sebastian Risse.
"We really tried to get a broad picture of many items through all four MotoGP riders and we achieved it. We found some ಌpositives.
"Now we need to analyse t🉐he data and see how we can put it to𒆙gether in the fastest possible time frame.”
The Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, where KTM holds the all-time MotoGP top speed record, takes place on Jun🌟e 20-22.
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