Imperial during the Catalan Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo didn't give up when he returned to the Montmèlo track this Monday for a day of testing. The Frenchman did not have much to evaluate, but he made a point of honor leaving the site undefeated with a Yamaha of which he recalled with authority the priorities to be honored… Meanwhile, Aprilia and Ducati put on the grill a new fairing which could be approved at Silverstone for the last part of the season…
fabio quartararo is more than ever the boss of MotoGP. He took 45 points in the last two Grands Prix which offered 50, and after his victory on Sunday in Catalonia, he has a lead of 22 units in the provisional general classification over his closest pursuer, Aleix Espargaró on theAprilia. During this ninth round of the championship, the Frenchman also extended his lease by two years with Yamaha where he is also the leader. The reigning World Champion is at the top of the MotoGP food chain and, as such, he reminds Iwata engineers of their roadmap for 2023…
« I tried two different settings, I tested the Michelin tires, I did comparative tests between the two swingarms we have. As for the fairing used by Morbidelli, on my side of the garage we decided to abandon it at Mugello: it was made to have more speed, but in a straight line it practically doesn't gain while it makes you lose elsewhere ».
Fabio Quartararo: “ you need power to overcome«
And he insists: “ we continue to push for more power : it can change your performance. If you do everything perfectly you can win, but if you are struggling, for example in qualifying and you start behind, you need power to overcome the one in front. Look what Bagnaia did last year at Portimao: he was 11th, he moved up to second position. At Portimao2 2021, I was pulling behind and I could no longer recover. This is why we need more power ».
During this test, Morbidely et Olive tree fell, without seriousness while the points of interest were located at Ducati and Aprilia with new fairings. Luca marini liked this evolution on his GP22 to the point of asking for it for the next Grand Prix in Germany, which will not happen. On the RS-GP side, Maverick Vinales who was the only one to test the new configuration commented: “ it's still not clear, as always when trying something new: the fairing has some positive aspects and other negative aspects. I mainly took advantage of the tests to do set-up tests: we work well, with continuity and great serenity ».
All these beautiful people will now meet at the Sachsenring for the German Grand Prix in two weeks.
MotoGP Test Barcelona: times
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