{"id":231943,"date":"2025-10-22T07:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/231943\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T07:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:52:09","slug":"augusto-fernandez-back-for-malaysian-motogp-wild-card-ive-missed-the-v4-so-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/231943\/","title":{"rendered":"Augusto Fernandez back for Malaysian MotoGP wild-card: \u201cI\u2019ve missed the V4 so much!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Augusto Fernandez<\/a> makes a much-anticipated second MotoGP <\/a>appearance on the new Yamaha V4 prototype during this weekend\u2019s Malaysian MotoGP.<\/p>\n

It will be Fernandez\u2019s seventh event of the season, following three Pramac rides in place of Miguel Oliveira, plus three factory Yamaha<\/a> wild-cards.<\/p>\n

The most recent of those was the headline-grabbing race debut for the V4, at Misano, where Fernandez<\/p>\n

Despite some technical issues, Fernandez set a competitive pace during practice and finished the San Marino Grand Prix by scoring points for 14th.<\/p>\n

However, the V4 received mixed reviews from Yamaha\u2019s race riders at the post-race test, with former world champion Fabio Quartararo warning: \u201cI don’t see any progress in the areas we need.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Team-mate Alex Rins and Pramac\u2019s Jack Miller were more positive, after lapping between 0.6-0.9s off their times with the current Inline4 bike on the same day.<\/p>\n

\"Augusto <\/p>\n

Augusto Fernandez<\/p>\n

The big question now is how much the V4 has improved since mid-September, especially in terms of maximum engine performance, having been bottom of the speed charts at Misano.<\/p>\n

“I’m happy to be back racing. After the GP in Misano, it has been a long time, but I’m very excited about the upcoming weekend,\u201d Fernandez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will keep improving the package of our V4-powered prototype. We’re back on track and racing again.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI missed riding the V4-powered prototype so much, and I can’t wait to start the weekend and see what’s possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, of course, it’s going to be another weekend of developing the prototype bike, so the main target is to be ready for the next season.”<\/p>\n

Fernandez finished fourth as a Moto2 rider in the Malaysian Grand Prix and has a best MotoGP result of tenth, for Tech3 KTM last season.<\/p>\n

After Sepang, Fernandez and the V4 will also compete in the Valencia season finale, before the race riders try the latest version of the bike in the post-race test.<\/p>\n

Despite the immense effort of creating a parallel project, Yamaha is yet to officially confirm that the V4 will replace the Inline machine next year, insisting it must prove it is more competitive.<\/p>\n

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Quartararo took a stunning pole position on the current bike last weekend in Phillip Island, but faded to eleventh in the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Yamaha hopes that the V4 bike layout can help its main weakness of rear grip.<\/p>\n

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