{"id":676679,"date":"2026-05-17T12:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/676679\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T12:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:17:13","slug":"pramac-urges-yamaha-to-bring-something-asap-as-miller-razgatlioglu-suffer-in-catalunya-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/676679\/","title":{"rendered":"Pramac urges Yamaha to \u201cbring something ASAP\u201d as Miller, Razgatlioglu \u201csuffer\u201d in Catalunya Sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pramac team director Gino Borsoi underlined the urgent need for more engine performance from the new Yamaha V4 after Jack Miller and Toprak Razgatlioglu \u201csuffered\u201d in Saturday\u2019s Catalunya Sprint race.<\/p>\n<p>While Razgatlioglu has struggled throughout the low-grip weekend, Miller secured direct Qualifying 2 access for the first time this season and achieved his best qualifying of the year in 11th place.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian maintained that position on the opening lap but, like the other Yamaha riders, was powerless to defend on the long main straight.<\/p>\n<p>Lead rider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1095388\/1\/fabio-quartararo-felt-bit-stupid-catalunya-motogp-sprint\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fabio Quartararo admitted he \u201cfelt a bit stupid\u201d<\/a> on the straights as he slipped from seventh to 13th.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Rins, Miller, Razgatlioglu and Yamaha wildcard Augusto Fernandez filled the final four positions at the chequered flag.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gng_1313462_hires_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Jack Miller, 2026 Catalan MotoGP.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Jack Miller, 2026 Catalan MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;As soon as possible&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, in the race we suffered because of the difference in engine performance compared to the other manufacturers,\u201d Borsoi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I am quite convinced that overall the bike itself is working well because otherwise we would not have been able to achieve the lap times we showed in qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in race conditions, when you are missing top speed and acceleration, the other riders pass you on the straights and then you can no longer ride the lines you want or push through the corners the way you need to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, the biggest issue is that during the race we are not yet able to defend ourselves properly.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope Yamaha can bring something as soon as possible to improve the engine performance, but this is also part of the development process and we need to continue working patiently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, the positive aspect is that the chassis and electronics seem to be moving in the right direction, and that gives us confidence for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gng_1315851_hires_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Jack Miller, 2026 Catalan MotoGP.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Jack Miller, 2026 Catalan MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p>  Jack Miller: We&#8217;re suffering too much on the straight<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/1452\/jack-miller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miller<\/a> agreed that Yamaha\u2019s progress was being masked by the lack of straight-line performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, for most of the lap I felt competitive. We\u2018ve clearly made a step forward with the chassis and with the front feeling of the bike, and the rear grip is also improving.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut on the straight we are still suffering too much and every time I tried to prepare an overtake, the others could come back past again immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2018s frustrating because I genuinely felt we had more pace than the final result shows, but at least we can see that the work we\u2018re doing on the bike is moving us in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gng_1315335_hires_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Razgatlioglu, Augusto Fernandez, 2026 Catalan MotoGP Sprint.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Razgatlioglu, Augusto Fernandez, 2026 Catalan MotoGP Sprint.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p>  Razgatlioglu: I forgot to activate the launch device<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/wsbk\/racer\/995265\/toprak-razgatlioglu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Razgatlioglu<\/a> also had other issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the beginning of the race I made a mistake because I forgot to activate the launch device, so I immediately lost positions and from there it became very complicated,\u201d said the WorldSBK champion, who has joined Quartararo in reverting to last year&#8217;s front wing since Le Mans.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest issue is still the same: I\u2018m struggling a lot on corner entry and braking, especially here where the grip level is very strange and tyre management is extremely difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[On Friday] afternoon, when I followed Fabio [Quartararo], I improved by more than one second and that gave me motivation because I understood many things about how to ride this bike and use the tyres better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut after the qualifying crash I lost that feeling again and today I was not able to ride naturally or with enough confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow will be another very difficult race because tyre management here is not easy at all, but we will analyse all the data tonight, try a few changes and once again I will do my best to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who will win the 2026 Catalan MotoGP race?Pedro Acosta<\/p>\n<p>7% (8 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi<\/p>\n<p>20% (24 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Pecco Bagnaia<\/p>\n<p>3% (4 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Fabio di Giannantonio<\/p>\n<p>2% (2 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Jorge Martin<\/p>\n<p>34% (41 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Alex Marquez<\/p>\n<p>28% (34 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Ai Ogura<\/p>\n<p>4% (5 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Other (tell us in the comments section)<\/p>\n<p>2% (2 votes)<\/p>\n<p> Total votes: 120<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pramac team director Gino Borsoi underlined the urgent need for more engine performance from the new Yamaha V4&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,3555,806,805,803,804,7188,85,23899,3561],"class_list":["post-676679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-jack-miller","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-prima-pramac-yamaha","tag-sports","tag-toprak-razgatlioglu","tag-yamaha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}