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Fabio Quartararo tries a new Yamaha front wing on his way to second place at the Catalan MotoGP test.
Fabio Quartararo stated that he did not have any special updates for his Yamaha V4, despite finishing as the second fastest rider at the Catalunya post-race test.
His focus was primarily on evaluating a revised front wing that combined elements of Yamaha’s original 2026 design with the older “tri-plane” specification from the previous year.
Quartararo had reverted to the older front wing after experiencing front-end feeling issues in the earlier rounds of testing.
He mentioned that the new front wing tested was similar to the triplane design, but the performance on track was very alike to the previous version.
Despite achieving the Yamaha V4’s best result of fifth place after post-race penalties, Quartararo emphasized that the main goal was to improve the bike’s consistency and feeling.
He confirmed that there was no new V4 engine upgrade for the Yamaha yet, and that they used an older engine with high mileage at the test.
Quartararo concluded by stating that the rain during lunchtime at the test did not have a significant impact on their testing plans.
