But before we point out the differences between the two liveries, other than the obvious, stay with us a bit as we find out from Team Boss Filippo Preziosi, the ‘hidden’ upgrades made to the races in comparison with last year’s GP10 machine.
“The main changes are in the engine, they are internal and external and are designed to achieve a more favourable, flatter torque,” stated Preziosi. “The aim of the changed aerodynamics is to reduce friction, therefore improving the maximum speed while reducing the lifting of the front wheel.”
“With the chassis we have a different rigidity and torsion, and a swingarm with a different stiffness too. We are making a new fork for Sepang, adapted to the suspension for 2011,” added Preziosi. “In terms of electronics we are mainly working on anti-wheelie and traction control. We will be at Jerez from January 17th-19th with Franco Battaini and Vittoriano Guareschi, who will be on track.”
As for the paint schemes on the two bikes, the trademark red&white has been retained, while Rossi’s adds a touch of yellow that can also be found on the Italian’s leathers. Another noticeable detail is that Hayden will wear Dainese leathers this season.
"We are also very happy because Jerry (Burgess) and the other guys have linked very well with our guys. They have great experience and we are trying to add our experience together to make a better bike,” Preziosi continued. “I want to thank Yamaha again because they allowed Valentino to test, which was really important for us because we had a lot of priorities to work on. After that we could put them in the right order, so now we are working on the parts that we decided were priorities.”
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