Fabio Quartararo fell with honors on the battlefield of this 2022 MotoGP season where he had to defend his title. With a Yamaha almost identical to last year's, he fought hand in hand not to give up an inch of ground to a Ducati which, once it had adjusted its aim, locked onto its target. who ended up being overwhelmed by his firepower. Lin Jarvis, boss of the Frenchman and highest representative on the Yamaha field, recalls the intensity of this fight which could only exist until the final in Valencia thanks to the talent of his soldier.
Lynn Jarvis he also enters his winter break which will not, however, be a hibernation. Because at Yamaha , the time has still not yet come for demobilization. On the contrary, we will have to give a new push, especially after the results of the first test of the 2023 offseason which took place in Valencia and which was to boost the morale of fabio quartararo. This was not the case due to a still sluggish engine. A real cold shower.
The team boss knows it and he looks back on this 2022 season marked by defeat. A lesser evil according to the Englishman who, listening to him, was rather expecting a debacle… “ We did everything we could and Fabio Quartararo gave his all. I think we finished the season in style, we were still there at the end of the season with a chance to win. Even though we knew the statistical chance of this happening was super low ».
« Of course, I'm not super happy, but I want to congratulate the team, Fabio, everyone who worked on the project »Adds Jarvis that holds the top spot. " We gave everything and I think everyone could see this year that our bike was definitely not the fastest. We knew this at the beginning of the year… Remember the beginning of the year? I thought the year would be a lot harder than it was. But above all it was less because Fabio gave his maximum ».
Lin Jarvis: “ Fabio Quartararo knows how to separate things very well, as is the case with most of the best drivers«
On this point, he specifies: “ several times Fabio drove at the limit, sometimes beyond the limit. It is now up to us to improve our package. I think Fabio showed talent, he is one of the most talented drivers and we are super optimistic for next year ».
Lynn Jarvis also said about the French on motorcyclesports : " I think it took Fabio some time to mentally adapt to this less powerful engine at the start of the season. After that, he just picked up his pace. He knows how to separate things very well, as is the case with most of the best drivers. After facing this fact and frustration, he took it, put it aside and focused on his work. He was thus able to maximize the performance of the package. Fabio managed to get the most out of the bike ».
And what does the person concerned say about it? During his visit to the Milan show, he declared: “ the positive point of finishing second is that this winter I will have a lot of motivation to train even better. When I won the title last year, my motivation was to win again. This year I have an even stronger stimulus. It's not hard to find a better reason. I want to train and try to win. The word is still there: win ».
