The Malaysian Grand Prix for Fabio Quartararo will be identical to the previous ones in this season where he was the only one to maintain the hope of a world title for Yamaha. The Frenchman was never able to count on his distinguished companions to take points from a Pecco Bagnaia riding a Ducati so strong that he was more concerned about not being taken too many points by the members of his clan . A trend confirmed by Franco Morbidelli, official driver of the brand and Cal Crutchlow test driver from blazon to tuning forks before launching into the Sepang fray.
Franco Morbidelli et Cal Crutchlow will, unsurprisingly, be of no help to fabio quartararo in his defense to keep his crown acquired last year. His own Italian-Brazilian teammate arrives at the penultimate round of the calendar eager to find improvements on his Yamaha. He showed good rhythm during certain sessions of the Australian Grand Prix and his goal is to replicate those feelings this weekend. He concluded the official Sepang tests of MotoGP earlier this year with positive feedback and he is determined to use it to achieve his goal. His best result in MotoGP was with Yamaha in 2019, taking sixth place.
Cal Crutchlow will do what he can for Quartararo
« The previous race weekend was yet another weekend of ups and downs » says the former Moto2 World Champion. “ We work to solve the puzzle and find out why I am able to go fast in some sessions but not all. The Malaysian GP comes at a good time for us: we have a lot of data there from the Sepang test in February. We will try to use them to our advantage to turn the current good times into a series of positive results »
For its part, Cal Crutchlow seems to be the only one to be aware of the current issues: “ in Phillip Island we managed to gain some points and we hope to confirm them also in Malaysia, the team's home weekend » says the RNF pilot, Malaysian team Razlan Razali. " I know the Sepang circuit well, thanks to 12 years of racing on my shoulders, and even if the results have not always been in my favor, I would say that we can have a good trip. I will do my best for the team and for Yamaha. I can't wait to go there and see the crowds that will liven up the weekend. After three years of absence, I'm sure it will be a great success ».
