Fabio Quartararo is now the new boss of MotoGP. This season, on the track, it was felt and now it is officially on the shelves since he now appears as the World Champion of the year. His approach to competition and his mental metamorphosis, which a growing maturity makes impervious to any pressure, allow him to maintain a positive synergy resembling a whirlwind that nothing can resist anymore. However, he is also perfectly aware of the potential of a Yamaha that he is the only one who can bring to this level of competitiveness. He analyzed this technical part by developing a roadmap for Iwata engineers, which could also help a lot in his future choices for 2023...
fabio quartararo undertook a detailed analysis of the technical situation at Yamaha in an interview with GP One. An approach with finesse but with a clear message: we need to give a boost to this M1 which gives far too much top speed to its rivals Ducati. The pitfall is not new when it comes to a motorcycle leaving the Iwata workshops. Valentino Rossi from the time of its splendor was already plagued by being dropped off by the young man's red motorcycle Casey Stoner. At the time, a debate arose on the relevance of continuing with an in-line four-cylinder while the V4 increased in power, literally and figuratively. But this time, it seems like something really needs to be done…
The first French MotoGP World Champion said: “ I'm pushing a lot with Yamaha, the bike is going very well and I'm happy, but there are two or three things to improve. The first is power. The engineers know they will have to focus on the engine, if we can improve our speed it will be better for us and easier in the race ».
Fabio Quartararo and the Ducati : “there can't be that much difference, 5 or 6 km/h is good, but not like that”
He supports his approach with a few real-life moments that must mark the minds of the Japanese: “ on some tracks, like Austin and others with long straights, this limit is felt in qualifying, but especially in racing because it is difficult to overtake ». Fabio Quartararo even states: “ we have little power, I remember in Qatar, when Jorge Martin overtook me on the straight he scared me, he looked like a plane. There can't be that much difference, 5 or 6 km/m is good, but not like that ».
The tricolor thus delivers its conclusion: “ Yamaha doesn't need to make a bike easy, just fast ". And that would be good because the future remains to be defined: “ for the moment everything is open for the future, we must listen to everyone, but now I am focused on the last races, it is too early to talk about 2022. There is my manager Eric Mahé who manages all these things ».
Yamaha will therefore have to think, act and convince to keep the nugget in its case. Because without it, where would the tuning fork brand be? But even there, fabio quartararo do not force the point, thus not offending anyone: “ I think I'm in the best moment of my career. Valentino is in a declining phase, Franco was injured and Dovi is back after a long time. I was the fastest in the Yamaha, but the others didn't have an easy year. Apart from the operation on my arm, I had fewer problems ».
