On the eve of the French Grand Prix, this is an interesting English analysis found on crash.net which provokes reflection on the course of the career of national hero Fabio Quartararo, but not only that. Because the approach is also valid for Marc Marquez, the two spearheads of the Japanese manufacturers who could one day tire of spending to better be humiliated every Grand Prix weekend in MotoGP...
This is an exhaustive summary of the thoughts of a Jeremy McWilliams, character pilot now columnist on the essential English-speaking site. Before hostilities begin at Le Mans, for the 1th Grand Prix in history, the one who had the heyday ofAprilia from the time of the fire the 250 delivers this feeling: “ At the moment it seems almost impossible for Fabio Quartararo, doesn't it? It's still capable of producing competitive lap times, but perhaps not as easily in a race situation ».
And he adds: “ If you were Fabio's manager right now, you'd be knocking on every door in Europe to try to get him the next job there. Because that's where he deserves to be ».
« Yamaha doesn't really produce the bike that will be able to fight for a championship in the next two years », which would be a shame for Fabio Quartararo
In the Yamaha case, McWilliams don't blame the test pilot Cal Crutchlow, as recently Jorge Lorenzo : " Cal does a great job on the Yamaha. They have the Yamaha as good as it gets. But unfortunately, the factory doesn't really produce the bike that will be able to fight for a championship in the next two years ».
From there, there is only one way out: "In this scenario there is only one thing a pilot can do and that is start look for a new position and not stay with the manufacturer because they have been good to you for several years. You can become a little stuck in your ways and maybe you need to get out of your comfort zone and move on ».
An approach which is not exclusively reserved for the French, the proof… “ It's the same with Marc Marquez. Everyone is catching up. Riders like Brad Binder right now are riding like Marc Marquez. Pecco is as fast as Marc has ever been, anywhere on anything. So, wouldn't we love to see Marc Marquez on something other than a Honda right now? I think that's the next thing that's going to happen. If we had Fabio and Marquez on European bikes… Wow! We would be glued to the screen because it would be awesome! ».
Certainly, but there would be a collateral consequence from which the discipline would have to recover: “ it has been several years since we have seen a Japanese manufacturer at the forefront, it seems that Japanese manufacturers are being left behind as the technology or innovations seem to be happening in Europe ". This observation arrives at the analysis: “ I think you could lose the two Japanese manufacturers. I think Honda will realize pretty quickly that the reason they've been successful is Marc Marquez. And once Marc Marquez starts to lose some sort of confidence in the brand and moves, Honda may not want to continue, pumping money into a series without a very high level driver ».
« So you may lose one or two manufacturers over the next couple of years. Which would be a terrible thing, even if European manufacturers seem to be able to produce as many motorcycles as the Japanese were able to. ". It will be recalled that fabio quartararo et Marc Marquez are under contract with their respective manufacturers until the end of 2024.
