This weekend's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island will not be a cakewalk for Fabio Quartararo who will play for his place as leader in the championship. It only holds by two points since a last deadline in Thailand synonymous with disillusionment. Since then, the Yamaha official has remained silent which suggests a Frenchman in combat mode who will throw his last strength into the battle.
And the fact is, in this battle, his back will be against the wall. Her Yamaha will not help him while you should not expect anything from his teammate Franco Morbidelli who thus recognized that it was of no use by mentioning: “ for Quartararo it is a difficult situation because we all know that he is forced to fight every time with a large group of Ducatis who usually helps Bagnaia. To this we must add the weaknesses of our motorcycle ". This is pretty well summed up from someone who admits that he absolutely does not have the level to go and give a helping hand to his neighbor in the cubicle.
But what does it matter for the Italian-Brazilian who has a contract until the end of 2023, while we will remember that Fabio Quartararo renewed in MotoGP with Yamaha until 2024. We must therefore really hope for a start on the part of Yamaha for the reigning World Champion…
Fabio Quartararo has not seen the podium since Austria
Because the situation in the tuning fork brand’s stand is already very difficult to understand. The weather conditions at Indonesia's Grand Prix earlier in the year were not too different from those seen in Thailand, and, at the time, Iwata's men were able to get the M1 running to take second place with the same Quarterly.
But the crisis at the Japanese factory goes beyond a race in the rain: the French driver has not won a race since June, just before the summer break. There was the Sachsenring, then nothing. Since then, fabio quartararo has only been on the podium once, in Austria, in seven races. He only added 47 points to his capital, including 20 at the Red Bull Ring alone. Meanwhile, his biggest rival, Pecco Bagnaia, accumulated 136 points out of 175 possible. It's going to take a big fabio quartararo to reverse the trend. Answer this weekend.
