Manager of riders, including Enea Bastianini who is starting to get noticed behind the scenes of MotoGP, Carlo Pernat is also a columnist who has strong ideas. He took stock of the last meeting in Brno by focusing on the case of the Yamaha, who showed a very different appearance from that displayed during the last two occasions in Jerez. And there will be consequences for the rest of the season…
At Yamaha , a balance began to be established with a fabio quartararo marking his path to the supreme reward, followed by Maverick Vinales however powerless to stop it, while Valentino Rossi was getting back on track. As for Franco Morbidelli, above all, he had the esteem of everyone.
More Brno, by the course of his Grand Prix of the Czech Republic to shake certainties. Fabio Quartararo could only finish seventh and was deeply annoyed, Marverick Vinales completely collapsed while Valentino Rossi played a good regularity which led him to make a top 5. On the other hand, at Franco Morbidelli, there was something like a click. He held it high for his teammate who has been putting him under the snuffer since 2019. And he glimpsed a victory that only a Brad Binder in a state of grace on an incredible KTM took it away from him. But the Italian discovered that it was possible…
“Morbidelli understood that victory can be played for”
Charles Pernat deciphers this situation by giving his notes on GP One : “ Quartararo didn't know how to handle the race, I give him a 5, apart from the tire problems ". This is what is said, but for Casa Particular in Viñales, it’s definitely the correction… “ I would give Viñales a 3. If Dovizioso was disappointing, Maverick was very disappointing. Now he has no more excuses, the bike was developed according to his direction, he was very happy, and instead he had a worse race than usualof ".
« I don't know if Yamaha would give him the contract now, but Viñales disappointed me deeply, unlike Valentino who did his best. If he had started from the second row, he could have been on the podium, that was very good. So I give Rossi a 7 and a half ", said Feathered.
However, the one who shone the most at Yamaha was without a doubt Franco Morbidelli. " Franco felt the taste of victory, I'm convinced, he was riding very well, but who expected a Binder and a KTM like that? He got closer to Brad, I think he made the decisive jump, like Bagnaia in Jerez. These are two drivers we can count on for the future. Franco understood that victory can be played ". A man can change you...
