The last of Augusto Fernandez\u2019s three wild-cards on Yamaha\u2019s new V4 prototype concluded with 16th place in the Valencia season finale.<\/p>\n
That result was midway between the 14th at Misano and 18th at Sepang, and over 20-seconds from the top M1 of Jack Miller, who brought the Inline4 machine\u2019s home in seventh on its MotoGP farewell.<\/p>\n
Although Fernandez had a new chassis for Valencia, the conservative engine output was the same as his previous outings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think on Friday we performed quite good, but in the end we arrived to a limit that we know what the next step is,\u201d said Fernandez<\/a>.<\/p>\n Earlier in the weekend, the Spaniard explained that his main issue was front confidence: \u201cIt’s very critical\u2026. I think we understood well the weak point.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n The conclusion was the same on Sunday evening: \u201cIt’s not a secret at all. The front is what we’re missing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can cover it by a soft tyre, some setup. We can put patches. But we have a clear direction to take now in the winter.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cThe pace is not super far, don’t forget we don’t have the [full] engine.<\/p>\n \u201cThere’s a lot of things that we don’t have and the bike is not behaving that bad.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m curious to see what the other guys say and hopefully they can confirm what I’ve been telling the factory to work on for the winter.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n