The fresh troops from the Yamaha factory to go to the front of the MotoGP in this year 2021 were presented and comments from the members of this team poured in. Chief General Lin Jarvis was not the last to give his opinion on the next season, and we expected him to turn the corner after a chaotic 2020 financial year, marked by a defeat. The Briton did not hide this disappointment, going so far as to clear his drivers of the poor final result. Starting with Fabio Quartararo.
fabio quartararo is the news received from Yamaha factory team. The Frenchman had his chance within a satellite team Petronas where he revealed himself. First in 2019. Then his start to 2020 was thunderous with two successive victories at Jerez. We know the rest with a decline that the third achievement at Barcelona did not stop. We put this return to the ranks down to youth and unprecedented psychological pressure for the tricolor. But Lynn Jarvis I don't quite agree...
Better still, the boss on the ground took responsibility for this unfinished work, thus relieving the conscience of the new team member. Maverick Vinales : “ personally I don't think mental pressure was the problem ”, in fact declared Jarvis. " We started very well last year: Fabio won the first two races, Maverick finished second twice. Fabio had never won a MotoGP race before, and he won two. Many expectations rested on him ».
Lin Jarvis: “we did not give Quartararo the means”
« But I don't think he faltered as a driver. I think it was more our responsibility because we had different problems. There were of course the technical problems of the bike, then the problem of consistency. I don't think he was given the means to continue his race in a coherent manner.. He is still very, very young. He won three races last year and I think he can definitely win more races. And it depends on us »Assures Jarvis.
These are words that will be interesting to remember with each Grand Prix result this year. It will be recalled that, last year, the M1 showed weaknesses in terms of grip, as confirmed by its lack of top speed. But it is a problem of management of a problem with the valves which has caused the brand to spend the year with a sword of Damocles hanging over its head regarding reliability. And as the technical regulations are frozen until 2022, we will be curious to see what solution has been found Yamaha so as not to experience the same situation in 2021.
