Yamaha’s new V4 still loses 10 km/h to Ducati in MotoGP speed battle
Yamaha’s bold switch from its iconic inline-four to a V4 engine was meant to catapult the M1 back to the pinnacle of performance. Yet, nearly a year into this seismic technical shift, the hoped-for leap in speed remains elusive. The Yamaha M1 still lags by approximately 10 km/h on the straights compared to Ducati’s blistering … Read more