Yamaha to trial a new F1-style rear wing on its MotoGP bike at the PortimaoTest this weekend 🔧 Full story ⬇️
Yamaha is set to trial a new Formula 1-style rear wing on its MotoGP bike at this weekend's final 2023 pre-season test in Portugal.At last year's British Grand Prix, Ducati surprised the paddock with the introduction of what was branded its 'Stegosaurus' rear wing, which comprised of several vertical strakes protruding from the back of the seat unit.
Yamaha tried the rear wings in Valencia last November, but were quickly discarded by 2021 world champion, with the Japanese marque the only manufacturer not to have any rear aero package on its bike in last month's Sepang test. "We have two designs ready to test, but at the moment we haven't had the chance and we will see if during these two days of testing at Portimao we can do it," Massimo Meregalli told Autosport on Friday in Portugal.
"We have two parts here to test, but we only have two days of testing, so I don't know if we're going to have time. That wing is not part of the package to be homologated, so we can leave it for later," concedes Meregalli, before acknowledging that the new part"is really different to what has been seen so far" from Yamaha.
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