2018 MOTOGP Season ****SPOILER ALERT*** *****WARNING - SPOILER *******

[madvlad]

Man just when you think Yamaha have things somewhat figured out, they bomb out when they shouldn’t have. Today was crucial for points limitation mainly coming into Austria since Yamaha isn’t a contender at that track, good thing he was able to make that pass on Cal stick and salvage a few more points. Good seeing Dovi back at the top, pretty good little scrap there at the end from those 3. Bit of a boring race but well onto the next one.

Yeah that’s the reason why I logged on kind of earlier than usual was to secure a spot into the non buffering bullshit side

[The Black Knight]

Man just when you think Yamaha have things somewhat figured out, they bomb out when they shouldn’t have. Today was crucial for points limitation mainly coming into Austria since Yamaha isn’t a contender at that track, good thing he was able to make that pass on Cal stick and salvage a few more points. Good seeing Dovi back at the top, pretty good little scrap there at the end from those 3. Bit of a boring race but well onto the next one.

Yeah that’s the reason why I logged on kind of earlier than usual was to secure a spot into the non buffering bullshit side

Normally I just jump on right before the race starts. But this morning really sucked trying to get in. Just stared at a blue background while the video player loaded.

I think Yamaha's biggest issue is tire management, which in turn means electronics. Rossi did well most of the race and was able to stay close. Yamaha are just missing that extra ability to ask more from the bike and tires that Honda and Ducati have. Where I was seeing it was on the big acceleration. Rossi would close up on the front group in Sector 2 but once he'd get to a straight, whether small or large they would pull on him just a bit. Do that over several laps and that's how you lose touch.

And then once the front three turned up the pace, he really couldn't match it as they were just launching from one corner to the next with better grip.

In a way, I'm really glad and smile a bit when Yamaha suffer this much. Because clearly they haven't gotten the message from their riders to fix the problem. Rossi even said it yesterday. The mechanical side of setting the bike up is fairly cut and dry. Doesn't take long to dial the mechanical/physical parts in. Then the fine tuning and where they really find the extra "tenths" that sets them apart from everyone else, is down to the electronics. Rossi said, that's where they seem to take longer and struggle more is with the electronic set ups. So while everyone else is fine tuning their rig, Yamaha spends more time dicking around with their software because they can't manipulate it the way the other manufactures do.

I've said it already, but Yamaha need to figure out what is the problem and fast(and devote all their time to it). They can still salvage the season and finish strong but this deer in the headlights look when it comes to the electronics needs to get solved.

As far as the riders go, I know Yamaha always looks at their younger rider to advance the team. But old man Rossi seems to be the only one at the front race after race. So start throwing him some more support and get some wins. Vinales pace waved bye-bye long ago and he only gets sniffs of brilliance every now and then. Though I'm sure if they sort the problem out, he'll make a return to the front as well.