Valentino Rossi dismissed ideas that Yamaha should be switching to a V4 for 2019, saying the firm has no experience of building that type of engine. The M1 and GSX-RR are the only inline-four engine left in MotoGP and with all the problems Rossi and Vinales have been having with the lighter crankshaft this year, a change to V4 could be an answer but Rossi said it would take too long to develop. He has tried a version of the 2019 engine, but wasn't impressed: 'I hope that's not the final version. The engine of 2019 has to be improved, otherwise we will have big problems next year.' Alex Espargaro is over 2018. Completely. During a test at Misano, he was faster on last year's bike than this...
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