“Kami memang mencoba prototipe motor baru, tetapi jujur belum banyak yang berubah,” ujar Valentino Rossi, seperti dilansir Crash. 

Meski demikian, pembalap berusia 40 itu mengklaim tim mekanik Yamaha sudah cukup berbenah. Mereka berusaha memberikan perbedaan pada bentuk awal motor baru Yamaha itu.

Misalnya saja pada pengaturan sasis. Menurut Valentino Rossi, Yamaha sudah mencoba beberapa pengaturan cengkeraman, terutama dari belakang, yang memang selama ini menjadi masalah cukup serius bagi Yamaha.

“Ini mesin yang berbeda dan ada sedikit perbedaan pada pengaturan sasis. Tapi itu hanya sentuhan pertama dan kami dapat memiliki sesuatu yang lain juga dalam pengujian berikutnya,” imbuh Valentino Rossi. 

Pada MotoGP Austria 2016, Marquez hanya menempati posisi kelima. Sedangkan pada dua tahun terakhir dia hanya menjadi runner-up di Red Bull Ring. 

Sirkuit Red Bull Ring lebih bersahabat untuk Ducati. Tiga balapan di MotoGP Austria selalu dimenangi pembalap asal tim pabrikan Italia tersebut. Bergantian kemenangan dipersembahkan oleh Andrea Iannone, Andrea Dovizioso, dan Jorge Lorenzo. 

Marquez menyadari balapan MotoGP Austria tak mudah ditaklukkan meski performanya musim ini sangat dominan dengan koleksi enam kemenangan dari 10 seri. Alhasil, Marquez tak berlama-lama larut dalam euforia setelah menjuarai MotoGP Ceska. 

“Balapan setelah jeda musim panas benar-benar intens. Tentu saja kami senang dengan hasil di Brno, tapi kami perlu fokus lagi dan mempersiapkan diri untuk balapan di Austria,” kata juara bertahan MotoGP itu, 

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