This Friday at Silverstone, the Yamaha garages were back in action. For the first time in a long time, three M1**s made it into the top 10 in prequalifying, securing direct access to Q2: Fabio Quartararo second, Jack Miller third, and Alex Rins ninth. A very encouraging day for Iwatā, who is finally reaping the rewards of his collective effort in 2025.
fabio quartararo, beaten by only 47 thousandths by Alex Marquez (Ducati Gresini), enjoys this good start to the weekend: “ it's always stimulatingI always want to be in front, above all my teammates. It's positive, we are developing the bike together and hope to progress. We are doing a good job »
The Frenchman especially emphasizes the strategic impact of the return to four Yamaha on track, thanks to the arrival of the team Prima Pramac : " you don't feel it immediately, but after all the tests and four or five races, we see that we are going fast. We now feel the fact of having four riders on the same bike, it's very positive »
Fabio Quartararo: “ The biggest improvement is in handling. Last year, the bike felt like a truck. »
During the recent tests at Misano, Quarterly tested promising new products: “ We tested two aspects that went quite well. One of them is aerodynamics, which we use here : it's still an imperfect prototype, but it performed better. »
But it is above all on the overall behavior of the bike that the 2021 champion insists: " For me, the biggest improvement has been the handling. Last year, the bike felt like a truck, It was very heavy and wouldn't turn. Now the M1 turns very well, much like before.. We have also changed some aspects of electronics, my driving is much smoother. I think it's going pretty well »
A welcome return to grace for Yamaha , which, after nightmarish seasons, has finally found its way back to competitiveness – and the pleasure of riding.
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