Fabio Quartararo will today be officially inducted into an official Yamaha team which will be presented this Monday in a few hours. A liberation, truly, for the Frenchman who will be keen to turn the page on his first history in MotoGP. Two years under the Petronas colors to which he owes a lot and which could have ended better. But they still opened the doors of the Iwata factory and gave this official pilot status which historically offers better opportunities to realize...
At least that was the case until this 2020 season when the team representing the Malaysian brand brought home six of the seven M1 victories... And as if to better confuse the issue, it's Franco Morbidelli, the teammate of Fabio Quartararo, who finished vice-world champion on a Yamaha less evolved.
But it is time to move on, especially since this period had as its epilogue a coronavirus infection which exhausted the three-time Grand Prix winner. He has regained his health, his morale, and he has strengthened his ambition which he expresses in the light of his new status: “ the objective is to fight for the title, clearly » has already warned the tricolor. “ It's not going to be easy. We know that everyone has great abilities but I am here to fight. I know my abilities, I'm ready to give everything, I give everything, I train hard and Yamaha gives the maximum, so I'm ready for the challenge ».
Fabio Quartararo: “Yamaha will listen to me”
He is even impatient to get started: “ I'm really looking forward to starting the season and a new adventure for me. I wouldn't say I'm stressed. But I keep checking my cell phone to see how many days I have left before I go to Qatarr », confides the now teammate of Maverick Vinales à Canal +.
« It’s above all a childhood dream to be an official Yamaha rider. » he finishes. “ It's certain that I'll have the chance to really give my impressions of the bike, and Yamaha will listen to me. I think I'm a little bit more in the Yamaha family as an official rider. So I think it's quite exceptional ". See you at 10:30 a.m. for the presentation…
