Fabio Quartararo has for the first time set a clear deadline for the decision he will make for the rest of his career in MotoGP. After 2022, he will either still be at Yamaha or he will defend another cause, but what is now certain is that on the day of the music festival, mass will have been said. And listening to the French World Champion, Iwata's brand is no more favorite than any other. But the Frenchman is calm, because he knows he is in the good hands of his manager Eric Mahé…
fabio quartararo was on the barge which was hosting a reception in honor of the next Grand Prix of France. He knows he is struggling on certain routes with a Yamaha who rows in a straight line and this is not very engaging for a future that must be decided in high season. The World Champion has lifted a corner of the veil because he is not the type to lead the boat and he has set this deadline: “ my future will be decided, I think, before summer ».
There would therefore remain, at the furthest, Portugal, Spain, Le Mans, Mugello, Catalonia and the Sachsenring to Yamaha to persuade that the M1 remains the right choice for a brilliant career. Because fabio quartararo has already declared it, he wants a journey to the Rossi and Marc Marquez. He feels he has the ability and he needs the bike for it. However, here is how the tricolor analyzes its current M1: “ there was a time when the Yamaha chassis was superior to other brands. NOW, Yamaha chassis is not superior to other brands, but we are really inferior in engine level ».
Which leads to this consequence: “ now we can say that there are Yamaha circuits because they are necessarily the circuits with the fewest straight lines. That's why we're going to have to be focused, not think too much about this engine and just think about scoring as many points as possible when we know we have great opportunities. I think we have consistency. Unfortunately if we are consistent, it is not for the good positions. We will see what our position is in Europe, but in any case I think we have managed to do a good job, even if unfortunately we took positions that I don't like at all. In any case, more than reaching Europe, it is reaching circuits where there are fewer straights and where we manage to compete with the others that I am waiting for ».
Fabio Quartararo: “ I hope we can progress because the difference is huge and it's not easy«
He adds in remarks spotted on Motosan : " I hope we can progress because the difference is enormous and it is not easy. When you go alone and manage to set your own pace, it's more or less doable. But once you're in a band, that's something you can't do. We have a very particular driving style and we cannot keep the same style whether we are in a group or alone. This is the difficulty we have at the moment, in addition to the maximum speed ».
And it has only one goal: “ for now, the goal is to try to do the best possible. We know we lack speed, but in the last race I managed to get rid of it in the first few laps. I knew that unfortunately the engine was not going to help us. But for now it's true that we've only been on circuits with a lot of straights, apart from Indonesia where we took pole in the dry and had the pace to win ».
This is the situation that will shape the big decision to come… “ I know very well that my representative has had discussions. I'll have one with him when he feels I really have to decide the future » comments Fabio on the behind-the-scenes work accomplished by Eric Mahe. " I have no idea when this will be decided, but I know I'm in good hands. I know my agent is looking after my future well and now I only have one thing on my mind, which is to try to do my best this season. How soon my future will be decided, I don't know. I think it will be before summer ". This is noted on the calendar.
