Andrea Locatelli is 'happy with the direction' that Yamaha chose for the Portimao Test
03/20/2025 04:01 AM
Yamaha and Andrea Locatelli are happy with their newfound direction after the Portimao World Superbike Test.
The opening round of the 2025 World Superbike Championship was a disappointing weekend for Yamaha.
Andrea Locatelli was the top Yamaha rider throughout the three races as he finished seventh in Race One, sixth in the Superpole Race and seventh in Race Two.
However, the two-day Portimao Test arrived at the perfect time for Yamaha to find their feet again ahead of the second round of the season at the same circuit.
Locatelli ended the first day of the testing in third on the timesheets before finishing day two in seventh place.
Despite his drop-off in times on the second day of the test, the Italian was happy with the direction that he and his crew decided to go in.
"It has not been the simplest of tests with the weather conditions limiting the time on track both days," Locatelli explained.
"It has been busy, we tried many different things and it has been hard work deciding which options to choose, but honestly I am pretty happy with the direction.
"We now have some days to analyse the data ahead of the race weekend so we can keep working in this direction in free practice as we look to improve further for the races.
"While we did not get a lot of laps, we had enough to understand the feeling, we did not push for a lap time as we focused on completing our test programme but in general I am happy with the test and looking forward to the race weekend."
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