Fabio Quartararo, after two seasons spent with the Yamaha Petronas satellite team, is now a rider with the Iwata brand's factory team. A rise in power that the French truly appreciates. He made the necessary efforts to achieve this end and despite a final campaign which ended in a fishtail, his trajectory has not changed. Here he is teaming up with a Maverick Viñales who will begin his fifth season under the Yamaha colors. In terms of seniority, he is the leader, while awaiting the verdict of the track. However, given the challenges and the needs to resubscribe the M1 to the forefront, it will be necessary to show common sense in the face of adversity. A message that the three-time winner in MotoGP conveys…
In motor sports, it is essential that the first opponent to beat is your teammate. With the same equipment, you must first show that you are in control before imposing yourself on the rest of the field. A competition that Suzuki manages by being as transparent as possible with its drivers while at Honda, Alberto puig prefers to oppose them to titillate them. And at Yamaha? Fabio Quartararo proposes a battle plan...
He says thus about Motorsport-total : " Maverick is of course my biggest opponent. But if we can fight for places one and two and not finish eighth and ninth, then it's much better if we work together. It will be a positive rivalry. At the same time he is a good teammate to improve the bike "Comments Quarterly.
Fabio Quartararo: “we should be able to work together”
He adds : " it would be nice if we could help each other ". But he also confirms: “ in the race and in qualifying we are of course at war.” Remembering 2020, he recalls: “Last year it was pretty clear. In Jerez we finished in positions one and two. By the end of the season, we were still close to each other. When I was seventh, he finished eighth. Or vice versa. It was always very tight ».
He ends with this essential observation: “ we complained about the same things, so we should be able to work well together “, declared the Frenchman. “ As long as we make the same comments, we can lobby in the same direction ". At the beginning of March, MotoGP like the rest of the Grand Prix paddock will take up residence in Qatar, a country which, potentially, will welcome all these beautiful people for a month...
