"I received some parts for this test, but the improvements are not as big as I would have liked," said Bautista, who finished Monday in the embarrassing 15th place. «But at least it is now going in the direction I asked for during the Portimao test. The bike is too stiff for me, I don't feel the tires. We have improved with the new parts, the feeling for the front tire is now better. But that is not enough. Of the 100 percent I want to have, I may have gotten 15 now. That's not a big step. »
"I can't say whether the in-line four-cylinder is better or worse than the V4," said Bautista. «I can only say that he is different. The in-line engine feels more aggressive. There is a lot of power, but it unfolds very differently than with the V4. The V4 feels like a four-stroke engine, the in-line engine more like a two-stroke engine. »