MotoGP Lin Jarvis: “Fabio Quartararo has a quality that Yamaha has already seen with Valentino Rossi” – Media Service

At Yamaha, as at Lin Jarvis, we have every reason to rejoice and congratulate ourselves on having in our ranks the rider of the moment, Fabio Quartararo. Brought by Petronas after a chain of improbable events to the creation of a structure refused by Dani Pedrosa and then by Jorge Lorenzo, but which made the heyday of Yamaha last year and which will change colors next year, this is nothing to say that the advent of the French was not premeditated. And yet, without him, the brand would certainly not have been able to groom a record frozen since 2015 in view of the position of the other M1s. The big boss Lin Jarvis knows it and he admits that he has a big pilot in the box. Who recalls another …

Now is the time for jubilation, celebration and cohesion. It will be high time, later, to talk about the open horizon for 2023, as the manager has already pointed out. Eric Mahe. We are in 2021, and Fabio Quartararo succeeds Jorge Lorenzo on the Yamaha tablets which list the pilot titles in Grand Prix. In the ranks of Iwata, it is relief: ” we knew Fabio was an amazing talent who knows how to get the most out of the M1. He made his dream come true through hard work, passion and spectacular but clean races », Declared the president of Yamaha, Yoshihiro Hidaka. The boss of the team, Massimo Meregalli, added : ” the way he handled the great pressure underlines that he is a worthy world champion. It shows how much he has matured “.

But the word most listened to is that of the director Lin Jarvis : ” when we brought him into the factory squad for this season, we already knew how talented he was. He not only met our expectations, but even greatly exceeded them. “. So much so that it gave an impression of déjà vu which brings the French into another dimension: “ he can walk that narrow line between relentless dedication to winning and improving and fun on the bike. A quality that our team has already seen with Valentino Rossi, the most successful Yamaha rider in the premier class »He blurted out motogp.com.

Lin Jarvis: “Quartararo fights and beats his opponents fairly, relying solely on his skill and technique“

So fun, as a first objective or as a condition without which it would be impossible to win, with the victories which, in turn, fuel a new pleasure. A sort of recipe for the champion, according to Lin Jarvis, who also wanted to highlight another characteristic of Fabio Quartararo : “ he has impressive courage ” he said. ” This led him to never finish a race below eighth place even on the toughest weekends except when he had an arm problem in Jerez. And anyway, even then he finished thirteenth. So far he has never completed a race outside of points this season. “

A strength of mind which is therefore also reflected in the ability to know how to navigate the problems of a Yamaha M1 who, objectively, sometimes struggled a little more than expected. Small problems encountered during the season which did not weaken the soul of the French driver. ” He managed to win the world championship with two races still to go ” concluded Lin Jarvis. ” The statistics for this season already say it all and there is no need to repeat how much he deserved this title. They show that Fabio spares no effort, but he also manages not to be overwhelmed by the pressure of the fight for a world title. He fights and beats his opponents fairly, relying solely on his skill and technique “. A nugget that Lin Jarvis will have to keep in its case struck three tuning forks.