a case of race bullying where the victim exploded and doing the wrong things...
a bit pity for him because he needs to handle his anger or sit in anger management therapy...
he have been retaliate too many times in wrong way..hence his bad reputation...
what a waste of a talent....
i bet if he race in motogp class with vr46, things wont be going really good....
this is my verdict of what actually happened in yamaha camp...
starting in circa 2015...great bike...good package all around...
then came standard ecu regulation...their engineer struggle to make the ecu works the way it used before during the year of them running own ecu...
some key issue:
1-traction control strategy
2-power output strategy
because the standard ecu utilize another sensor box to collect data and calculate those parameter...its affecting everything from corner speed, tyre life and grip control throughout the race...
*apparently the sensor box data can be manipulated by manufacturer to give out better performance when combined/programmed in unison with other bike control parameter...
then..came new michelin tyre construction design change that makes every old data they've worked before thrown out of the window..useless...cant be compared at all (or technically not really usable for them).....
to make it worst...their cross-plane engine design makes them harder to develop reliable tyre life...that engine makes so much torque at low rpm and eating tyre like cookie monster munching cookies..... thats another bummer that even if they can spy other manufacturer was doing..it cant be applied to their bike simply due to engine design...
(other manufacturer use inline 4 with normal crankshaft plane like suzuki or v4 configuration like ducati,honda aprillia which is quite similar and makes ecu tweak easier across all manufacturer like tips & trick given by MagMar is straight can be applied to them...but yammy is alone on this due to cross-plane engine)
and they can keep swapping chassis, swapping swing arm, changing bike geometry and literally overhaul the bike design....BUT they wont able to gather everything properly
1-engine development freeze for entire season (need to solve in winter testing period only)
2-until the able to hire proper magneti marelli ecu guy that fully understand and able to fully utilize the ecu (or tweak the ecu logic) to their advantage....
until those 2 things happens, we can only hope those yammy guy doing their best fighting mid pack...
note:
1-MagMar ecu is standard ecu in ducati since beginning... no problem for them...
2-Honda used to struggle like yammy back then....during the ecu switch....but they able to hire the correct guy doing the ecu...doing quite ok-ish...still it doesnt work really well with previous michelin tyre.... later when michelin switch to different tyre design***...bam..straight they were competitive again
***the switch is made to favour ducati in the first place...but helped honda by quite a lot (similar design to bridgestone..so they back on track faster with so much data gathered before is usable once again)
True.
Romano Fenati was sacked from VR46 Academy halfway thru his Moto3 season for some unknown reason even though he was performing on-track. I guess it must have been attitude issues. He got a second chance and blew it. Goodbye to his career. MV Agusta dropped him for next year.
Yamaha didn't work on their ECU mapping when the change took place, so they were effectively behind on that, they were concentrating on chassis, balance, engine. They just got the new ECU guy onboard and got Folger to be their European test rider. Also Mobidelli will be using same spec bikes as the factory guys. Hopefully they can catch up. Also their previous test riders were not/never Grand Prix riders so they have no racing experience with the GP bikes except for a handful of wildcard rides whereas Honda had the likes of Stefan Bradl and Ducati had Michelle Pirro to name a few. Honda and Ducati also had their "B" teams testing for them with current factory spec bikes with Crutchlow and Petrucci. Yamaha does not have current bikes on the grid except for the Factory riders.
Early next year Yamaha will still be playing catch up but I predict by mid-season next year they will be more competitive if not ahead.
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