Dovizioso and Binder Take Advantage of Jerez Test for Fine-Tuning

02-05-2022

Dovizioso and Binder Take Advantage of Jerez Test for Fine-Tuning

No rest for WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team duo, as they complete a day of testing in Jerez after back to back rounds.

Just one sleep after a pretty tricky sixth race of 2022 at the Circuito de Jerez-Àngel Nieto, Andrea Dovizioso and Darryn Binder have been back on track today in order to work on their performances in eight hours of the official IRTA test. Compared to the race weekend, conditions have been slightly fresher with a bit of wind and some clouds above the venue in the South of Spain, yet they could both use the full day of testing.

WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team rider Dovizioso used the whole day to work on different settings and details aboard his Yamaha-YZR M1. Following the first six rounds, the Italian still didn’t find the best feeling with his new machine and knows that he needs to further adapt his riding style in order to achieve better results. Dovizioso did a total of 66 laps around the 4.4-kilometer circuit and concluded the day with a fastest lap time of 1:38.179 minutes.

Meanwhile Binder and his crew had a lot of ideas after the first few rounds of the season. The South African did well so far, progressing further and feels at a point now where he starts to experiment with different setups. After trying to get a better feeling with used tyres this morning, he had two small crashes, but luckily was fine. He did 54 laps over the entire day with a personal best of 1:38.897 minutes.

With more data collected and new inspirations for the upcoming 15 rounds of 2022, the WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team heads home now and starts to prepare the next Grand Prix, that starts in just 10 days’ time at the traditional Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France.

Andrea Dovizioso

WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Racing Team

“It was pretty good, although it’s always physically hard to do a test straight after a race weekend, but at the same time, it’s always important to do it at the same track, because you have the right references to understand what you can try. We didn’t have new material, but we had the chance to use the day to test several settings, whereas during the weekend we don’t have time for that. We tried some different things in terms of weight distribution and other things. In the end, I felt a bit better. The conditions have been different today though compared to the weekend, because there was more wind. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with today.”

Darryn Binder

WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Racing Team

“It was nice to finally be able to have another day at the track after the race weekend once you got all the information and you want to test on different things. It was nice to try some different setups and work on my riding. Unfortunately, I had two crashes today, trying to improve my riding style. It’s unfortunate, I was definitely finding the limits. Anyway, we’ve got to try some things. We have a lot of things we can look over and compare throughout the week and when we arrive in Le Mans, we’ll try to put everything we’ve tried today together.”

Wilco Zeelenberg

WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Racing Team, Team Manager

“We tried what we needed to try today in Jerez. Andrea was quite pleased with his feeling, especially with a slightly new position on the bike. He managed to stop the bike a bit better and overall, had a better control of the machine, which is important. We didn’t gain a lot of grip yet, which we actually tried to find, so this is something that needs to be continued. Darryn had two crashes, which was not what we had planned. But it’s clear, he needs to try to find his limits and to be as precise as possible. Then you sometimes run into trouble. Let’s go to Le Mans now and see if the weather is hopefully consistently dry, so we can continue our program in France.”