Charles Pernat gives his notes and his assessments at the end of the 2022 financial year and, by focusing in particular on the Yamaha case, he twists the generally disseminated discourse of the sole responsibility of the brand in the failure of the MotoGP title race . A version that Iwata's men are also the first to develop. But for the Italian, it would be a little hasty to forget the role of Fabio Quartararo in this outcome. The manager ofEnea Bastianini and Tony Arbolino will still anger some people.
In an interview at GP One, Charles Pernat delivers his truths and certainties about a 2022 season which has consecrated the power Ducati who ended up overcoming the resistance of a single man on a Yamaha , or the title holder Fabio Quartararo. But from light to darkness, there is only one step that was taken during the second part of the battle.
From the outset, the Italian speaks of a technical crisis and a pilot crisis to assess the situation of Yamaha . From there, he develops: “ in the first part of the season, no one mentioned Yamaha's technical crisis, because Quartararo had a 91-point lead midway through the championship and no one thought he would lose it anymore ».
Carlo Pernat: “ when Fabio Quartararo is a little under pressure, in my opinion he loses a little lucidity«
And yet… Which brings Feathered to put things straight: “ for me it was more of a driver crisis, because Quartararo, who is technically superior to the others, is a repeat offender : in the World Championship that he won last year, in the last 4/5 Grands Prix, he had the “short arm”. He was not the Quartararo he always was. The previous year he had won two Grands Prix and then said he couldn't handle the pressure. This is a critical point for Fabio: when he is a little under pressure, in my opinion he loses a little lucidity ».
He adds : " certainly, the Yamaha is an overall inferior bike to the Ducati, but it is not possible that over 10 races, with 91 points ahead, it was inferior. A driver who has a 91-point lead doesn't waste them like that. It all started with the clash with Aleix Espargaró » he emphasizes again.
Charles Pernat concludes his analysis by focusing on the case of Franco Morbidelli, the Frenchman's teammate at Yamaha : " 2023 will be a crucial year for Morbidelli. I don't think that someone who has shown what he has shown in the past, fighting for the World Championship and winning GPs, can lose his talent. Talent can't be bought or sold, you either have it or you don't. ».
« So, I think this is the year of redemption. And it's clear that it will be more than decisive for him, because if he doesn't have a good championship he will stay in MotoGP, but he will end up in the future second team and that will be a big difference for him. I hope it's not a physical problem from the knee surgery. I saw him very calm, but he is a very introverted person and the calm he shows seems a little strange to me. And that's not good, because if you have a contract and your partner is also complaining, you need to say something ».
