Things are settling down in Jerez for Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha who have apparently found common ground to continue their collaboration until 2024. Two questions were pending: the evolution of the M1 project in MotoGP, and the salary. There was a lot of talk about the latter, and this aspect was notably brought back into the spotlight by Suzuki team manager Livio Suppo, who suggested that the Frenchman had very high demands. But what amount are we talking about? There she is…
In MotoGP as elsewhere, when you are an employer and you have such exceptional skills in your team that it saves your day, you have to be careful to treat them properly, otherwise you will find yourself helpless in the event of departure under other skies. At the house of Yamaha , we apparently became aware of the situation after the first five Grands Prix of this 2022 season, accomplished with a disappointing M1 that fabio quartararo still carries at arm's length to the top of the championship.
In his intervention which almost announces the renewal of fabio quartararo at Yamaha until 2024, Lynn Jarvis did what was necessary to put his champion in a good mood: “ we were very open and honest with him. We apologize for the difficulties we caused him this year and they still exist ". Apologies therefore, which possibly sensitized the Frenchman whose idea of salary had been estimated at 10 million euros. Too expensive ? It all depends on what we're talking about and Lynn Jarvis rightly put things in context: “ Fabio has that little something special. He is able to get the most out of this package. And always you pay a driver for his potential ».
Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha would have agreed on 7 million euros
Lynn Jarvis is well placed to know what he is talking about by looking at the current performances ofAndrea Dovizioso and Franco Morbidelli. They are light years away from the French with the same M1. The Italian placed with RNF continues to say that he will not succeed because of his driving style, while the Italian-Brazilian is pleased to have a two-year contract: “ I don't play like my teammate who wins races. I should play like him because now I have everything. I have the team, I have the bike, I have the resources. However, I'm not like him at the moment. So this would be a time when the manufacturer would start putting pressure on you in one way or another. But this is not my case because my contract still runs for one year… ».
So, what salary for Fabio Quartararo ? The calculation basis was thus described by Lynn Jarvis : " you don't pay the driver for what he did in the past. You pay it for possible results in the future ". And according to Todocircuito, this sum is 7 million euros. It is to be compared to 24 million euros currently taken by Marc Marquez and until 2024 at Honda whose philosophy suddenly appears to be the opposite of that of Yamaha : in view of the results, successes and misfortunes of Marc Marquez over the past two years, he indeed seems more remunerated "for what he did in the past » than for “ possible results in the future », as you approach your thirties. That’s seven years older than the Frenchman.
