The French Grand Prix and the transfer market deadlines are approaching, two moments which particularly concern Fabio Quartararo and Lin Jarvis from Yamaha. Despite the pitfalls and technical disappointments coming from Japan, the World Champion's M1 finds itself at the top of the provisional general classification after six Grands contested out of the 21 still scheduled. In a context which has been impacted by the recent certainty of Suzuki's premature departure at the end of the year, Lin Jarvis takes stock by congratulating himself on having a rider of such caliber in his lair...
Lynn Jarvis is not like Alberto puig. The latter, in fact, still has difficulty accepting the fact that Honda's success in MotoGP only comes through Marc Marquez. The first, on the other hand, and in a period where it must be brought to bear on a contract renewed for two years, encounters no difficulty in recognizing that, without Fabio Quartararo, the brand he represents would not be where it is currently…
Public chat speedweek, the Englishman wants to be completely transparent on the subject: “ after the winter tests and the first races, I didn't expect to see us leading the world championship after six Grands Prix ", said Lin Jarvis. " We have Fabio to thank for that ". And he even specifies, so that there is no doubt about the destination of the merits to be attributed: “ we have achieved considerable success in difficult technical conditions. And it’s thanks to Fabio. Because he is able to use the potential of the M1 to the maximum ».
Concretely, this means this: “ in the first six races there were a lot of different drivers in front. This means that you need to get the best number of points possible in each Grand Prix and avoid failures as much as possible. At the same time, you also need luck, as seen with Joan Mir in Portugal when he was hit by Miller ».
Lin Jarvis: “ I thought our competitors would be more consistents”
That being said, what should we expect next, with the same weak M1: “ in Mugello and Catalonia there will also be a lot of Ducatis and Suzukis. But we were still fast in Barcelona in 2021. Fabio was fighting for victory there against Oliveira, he was second, then his combination opened, he fell back to sixth place. After that comes the Sachsenring, Fabio's performance there last year was decent, he finished in 3rd place. And then he won at Assen " to analyse Jarvis.
« There will be more circuits where we can excel » he then adds. “ Silverstone is also good for us. As for the championship, I couldn't imagine this situation, I feared that our difficulties would be greater. Because I thought our competitors would be more consistent ". The risk is there and it is undoubtedly called Pecco Bagnaia. If he continues the momentum seen at the Spanish Grand Prix, the current 33 points behind the official Ducati may melt quickly...
