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Yamaha's Alex Rins said he expects the V4 engine currently in development to arrive within this MotoGP season. However, he noted that the exact timing — and who will get it first — remains unknown, hinting at his frustration.
Rins saying 'the V4 update is coming this season, but I don't know when' — those words bleed real frustration from the ground. Yamaha, which has fought with an inline-four for years, pivoting to V4 — this is the struggle of that transition period. No matter how skilled you are, you can't move forward if the machine isn't ready. I know all too well the frustration of lacking horsepower coming out of a corner.
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Once it's introduced it could completely reshape the standings, makes the back half of the season really interesting.
Why is Yamaha trying to switch to a V4 only now?
With the inline-4 falling behind other manufacturers' V4s more often on power, this is about a major redesign to close that gap.
Not even knowing who gets it first sounds like it'll turn into a pecking-order issue within the factory team.
Feels like the switch to V4 gets promised 'sometime this season' every year, will it really make it this time?
Yamaha's run inline-4s for so long that a redesign to V4 naturally takes that much longer.
'Coming this season but the timing's unclear' — a comment that conveys Rins's frustration directly.
