MotoGP Fabio Quartararo: “I think Yamaha should focus a lot more on the new engine” – Media Service

The world title is acquired and the heads are already in 2022, including at Fabio Quartararo. The Frenchman celebrated his bitterly acquired crown and he is now laying the groundwork for the next deadlines which, beyond that, will lead to the first negotiations for 2023 where, as he said in unison with his manager Eric Mahé, ” everything is open ”. In Portimao, the Frenchman regretted his first retirement after a fall of the year. An outcome that her Yamaha imposed on her because she definitely does not have the weapons to recover from a poor qualification. And it’s not a question of the chassis …

At the arrival of the Algarve Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo was firm on his technical situation, this time directly putting the engineers Yamaha facing their responsibilities. In comments reported by motorsport-store, we can read: ” I could have been a lot faster, but I’m still stuck behind the Ducati riders. I could have followed the pace of Pecco Bagnaia, but instead I had to ride 15 laps behind Martin, who was almost a second slower than me “. And he makes this ruthless conclusion: ” we’re way too far from the speed we need on tracks like this. I see that our bike has obvious weaknesses that others do not have “.

Fabio Quartararo: “the future is anything but rosy“

From there, he reminds the builder of Iwata to order: ” it’s great that new chassis are constantly being tested in Jerez, Misano or Barcelona. But I think they should focus a lot more on the new engine. To be honest, the future is anything but rosy. We need more top speed because we just can’t overtake “.

On his fall he said: “ i know exactly why i fell : I braked too late and then wanted to turn. At that point, I just had to try to go to the limits “. Finally, and to make himself understood, he delivers this analysis: “ in the first race here in Portimao, Bagnaia started from 11th place and had no problem finishing second. We can fight for the win only if we can do a good qualifying. If we miss it, we can say goodbye to the podium on Saturday “.

This speech about the Yamaha has been heard since the Rossi-Lorenzo era and never Yamaha has since revolutionized its engine. Which amounts to asking the question of 2023 for the French World Champion.