A cold start to the MotoGP Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona did not provide any advantages for Yamaha, according to Alex Rins, who instead found them𝐆selves at a disadvantage even to Honda.

The cooler temperatures had been expected to improve the opportunities for Yamaha, who struggled at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in May wh♑en track temperatures were in the 40Cs.

The weather, according to Rins, was “freezing, [...] it’s on the limit to ride,” and, despite the relative optimism co🍌ming into this weekend, both Yamaha riders were outside the top-10 at the end of Practice, with Rins in 14th and one place behind his teammate, Fabio Quartararo.

In co൩mparison, Honda seemed much better, with the 𝔍LCR team’s Johann Zarco finishing fifth-fastest.

“It’s not the first time that we can see the Honda a little bit better than the Yamaha,” Rins admitted following the first day in Barcelona for this weekend’s Solidarity Grand Prix♎.

“It’s true that since some races I already say to the team that th🧜ey have better grip than us, they have better mechanical grip.

“In tracksꦫ like this, where the grip is very low, it looks like they have an advan𝔍tage compared to us.”

Rins also felt that Yamaha was struggling more at th✨e Solidarity Grand P🌜rix than they were at the Catalan Grand Prix over five months ago.

“It was a big ques🥂tion mark if it was going to be better or not,” Rins🅷 said. “But for sure, this GP is quite crucial, because we can compare data with a different bike that we were using in the sixth round here, some months ago..

“Honestly, we are str🗹uggling more than the first 𒁃Montmelo GP.

“It’s a little bit more hard to ꦯget the traction, a little bit more hard to go into the corner. So, we n꧟eed to find a way.

“Right now, it’s the truth: we are a little bit lost. We don’t know what to do to improve, just we need to keep working, we need to keep analysi🐭ng, and it’s crucial to don’t lose the faith, to don’t give up.

“So, weꦬ need t💛o keep working, but we are struggling.”