Marko Hanželic
Yamaha is in Spielberg experienced a moderately severe catastrophe, especially when it comes to brakes. At the end of the plane, Maverick Vinales jumped off his motorcycle at more than 200 km / h because his brakes failed. Also fabio quartararo he often had to leave the ideal line because of the brakes on his Yamaha M1 they did not work properly.
A great Frenchman part of its advantage gets right at braking, which has been repeatedly pointed out in the past by his colleagues who ride for the same Japanese motorcycle manufacturer. Especially when the motorcycle is still in an upright position, Quarterly it brakes harder and better than others, which represents a significant competitive advantage.
“Braking straight has always been my strong point,” confirmed by the driver Petronas-Yamaha. “That hasn’t changed even when I switched to MotoGP. But to be honest, I had trouble getting used to carbon brakes at the beginning of last year. However, I was able to adapt quickly to them. ”
Quarterly he does not want to reveal exactly what his secret is: "To be honest, I just feel like I'm braking really hard and really trusting the front tire." But the secret is his body position but the way regulates braking force between the front and rear tires, the Frenchman does not want to disclose.
“If we compare the data with Maverick or someone else, there is no significant difference. I brake more or less the same as them, ” says the 21-year-old. Yet others have not overlooked the fact that something seems to work differently compared to Yamaha competition.
Maverick Vinales did not state without cause: “Fabio is really strong on the brakes. The braking mode and load of the rear wheel fits perfectly with the Yamaha M1 concept. I studied the way of braking a lot and last year I learned a lot about it and also improved my way of driving in this area. ”
Quarterly usually uses the rear brake before the front brake to hold the rear of the motorcycle on the ground and load the rear tire. In this way, it maintains better contact with the asphalt, which helps it to brake, saves time and allows it to turn into a bend with less risk.
If it falls out of that balance, what it is happens Quarterly described at a racing weekend in Brno: "First, I lose contact with the rear tire on the brake, not because the tire lifts, but because it simply floats on the track, perhaps because the track is more uneven and has more vibration."
