MotoGP<\/a> form can swing dramatically from one race weekend to another.<\/p>\n\u201cIf you can get it in that working window, it’s phenomenal,\u201d Miller emphasised. \u201cAs you see, at some weekends, some bikes can be \u2018on\u2019. And the next weekend they are \u2018off\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe notice it especially in Yamaha. When the tracks don\u2019t have the best grip or the others can’t use the soft rear, we tend to have a better showing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause we’re not getting the full benefit out of the soft tyre like the others, we don’t notice it [as much] when we\u2019re not using it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the others constantly say they can’t stop [without the soft rear tyre] and, from being on the KTM, the feeling was like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you don’t use the soft, you almost feel like somebody’s letting the brakes off on you. Because you’re not able to use that rear end to stop the bike as much.\u201d<\/p>\n
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With its V4 decision made, Yamaha now faces the daunting task of trying to beat rivals that have been racing with the technology in MotoGP for at least a decade.<\/p>\n
Miller is confident the Iwata manufacturer is up to the challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely. And I mean, they’ve gone all-in on this new project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, like all MotoGP manufacturers, Yamaha also needs to develop an 850cc\/Pirelli-shod machine for the following 2027 regulations.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, the bikes are changing in 2027\u2026 but they had to do something. This is [Yamaha] proactively doing something to stay competitive,\u201d Miller said of the V4 move.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd then, come \u201827, they will have a whole heap more information.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Yamaha engineers have been busting their arses for the last 18 months. And they’ll continue probably for the next 24!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that’s the way it goes in this game. It’s all a learning process for what’s to come in the not-so-distant future.\u201d<\/p>\n
That learning process will continue when 2026 MotoGP testing opens with the Sepang Shakedown on January 29-31.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Quartararo’s retirement from the lead of last year’s British MotoGP means, for the foreseeable future, the last Inline victory will remain Alex Rins and Suzuki at Valencia 2022.<\/p>\n
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