At Yamaha, as at Lin Jarvis, we have every reason to jubilate and congratulate ourselves on having in our ranks the rider of the moment, Fabio Quartararo. Brought by Petronas after a chain of improbable events to the creation of a structure refused by Dani Pedrosa then by Jorge Lorenzo, but which had Yamaha's heyday last year and which will change colors next year, this It is nothing to say that the advent of the Frenchman was not premeditated. And yet, without him, the brand would certainly not have been able to clean up a list of results that has been frozen since 2015 given the position of the other M1s. The big boss Lin Jarvis knows it and he recognizes that he has a great driver in the box. Which reminds us of another…
This is a time for jubilation, celebration and cohesion. It will be time, later, to talk about the open horizon for 2023, as the manager has already indicated Eric Mahe. It's 2021, and fabio quartararo succeeds Jorge Lorenzo on the Yamaha shelves which list the Grand Prix rider titles. In Iwata’s ranks, there is relief: “ we knew Fabio was an extraordinary talent who knows how to get the most out of the M1. He achieved his dream through hard work, passion and spectacular but clean races ", declared the president of Yamaha, Yoshihiro Hidaka. The team boss, Massimo Meregalli, added : " the way he handled the great pressure underlines that he is a worthy world champion. This shows how much he has matured ».
But the most listened to word is that of the director Lynn Jarvis : " When we brought him into the factory team for this season, we already knew how talented he was. It not only met our expectations, but far exceeded them. ". So much so, in fact, that it gave an impression of déjà vu which takes the Frenchman into another dimension: “ he can walk that fine line between relentless dedication to winning and improving and having fun on the bike. A quality that our team has already seen with Valentino Rossi, the most successful Yamaha rider in the premier category » he blurted out motogp.com.
Lin Jarvis: “ Quartararo fights and beats his opponents fairly, relying solely on his talent and technique«
Fun therefore, as a first objective or as a condition without which it would be impossible to win, with victories which, in turn, fuel new pleasure. A sort of recipe for the champion, according to Lynn Jarvis, who also wanted to highlight another characteristic of Fabio Quartararo : " he has impressive courage " he said. “ This led to him never finishing a race lower than eighth, even on the toughest weekends, except when he had an arm problem at Jerez. And anyway, even then he finished thirteenth. So far he has never finished a race outside of the points this season »
A strength of mind which also translated into the ability to know how to navigate the problems of a Yamaha M1 which, objectively, sometimes struggled a little more than expected. Small problems encountered during the season which did not weaken the soul of the French driver. “ He managed to win the world championship with two races still to go " concluded Lynn Jarvis. “ The statistics from this season already say it all and there is no need to repeat how much he deserved this title. They show that Fabio spares no effort, but he also manages not to be overwhelmed by the pressure that fighting for a world title brings. He fights and defeats his opponents fairly, relying solely on his talent and technique ". A nugget that Lynn Jarvis will have to keep in its case stamped with the three tuning forks.
