It was initially thought that the engine’s layout gave the engine good self-balancing inertial forces (of the pistons going up and down and the rotating crankshaft), but the bike frequently underperformed and suffered many breakdowns (expecially crankshaft spreadings frequently broke down) as well as driver DNFs, - 14 tot be exact - archieving a best place finish of eighth, scoring a total of 68 points and ending fifth in the constructor standings.