For Lin Jarvis and Yamaha, the start of this year 2022 will be marked by the start of negotiations with Fabio Quartararo for the renewal of a contract which will end in December of this vintage. But the decision will come well before that, and the idea is that it will be sealed before the start of the upcoming campaign. It will be that of the defense of the title brilliantly acquired by the Frenchman and which only requires from Yamaha the weapons to fight, in addition to 20 million euros, it seems. This claimed ammunition is in an engine that needs to deliver more power. The general manager of the official team of the Iwata brand who will lead the discussions is, on this point, on the same wavelength as his driver. And for good reason: this problem is not new…
A redundancy of the pitfall which worries somewhere because if Valentino Rossi et Jorge Lorenzo have apparently failed to change the driving character of the M1, one wonders what arguments will find fabio quartararo to finally convince Iwata's engineers to release the cavalry. On the other hand, his strength of conviction lies in his acquired title and in the fact that he is the only one to put the M1 at this level of competition, and in particular against competition Ducati whose machines cross at the speed of meteorites in a straight line.
But the Frenchman is also no longer alone in the breach. After his tiredness confessed, Lin Jarvis joins the debate, clearly agreeing with his pilot: “ what we lack are horses ". But he adds: “ not just this year, it's something we've been missing for many years. This is the point we must resolve. I'm optimistic, but we have to live up to it ».
The pressure is therefore still put on the Iwata engineers, who, however, are also spared for their overall work: “ I think you always have to be optimistic, but also realistic » thus develops the same Jarvis on MCN. " I think we have a very good balanced package, with many positive qualities on our bike that Fabio has seen, especially because of the confidence he has in it. He brakes incredibly, he has a huge feeling with the front », Underlines the British manager.
Lin Jarvis: “have we started talking to him about the details? No. Will we do it soon? Yes"
Lynn Jarvis ends his analysis thus: “ we also have to look at the positive things, I think our bike adapts very well to Fabio's style. He is very good to all the people at Yamaha, so I want to be positive. But it is clear that we must give him the tools necessary to continue winning. There are six factories competing here, and maybe three of them are really very competitive ».
The Briton thus points out that Fabio Quartararo Nor might he be as great on any other bike as the Yamaha he grew up riding in MotoGP. A theory of a couple where we cannot do without one of the other despite the dissatisfactions which has already been put forward by the one who experienced the departure towards other skies, i.e. Jorge Lorenzo. And who basically hasn't found the grass greener elsewhere.
It is on these bases and this spirit that the negotiations will be launched. Because until then, they were not between Fabio Quartararo et Yamaha . Lin Jarvis said: “ we took a step, because Frankie has a contract until the end of 2023. With Fabio, of course, we are very happy to see him grow at Yamaha and for the results he has achieved so far. He is young and has a very bright future. Clearly, our intention is to keep Fabio for 2023 and 2024. Have we started talking to him about the details? No. Will we do it soon? Yes ».
Certainly, but during this time, Honda would have advanced his pawns… “ I think that in this life it is not useful to live in fear. I think you have to be realistic. You also have to look at the positive things " answers Jarvis to this threat.
