Yamaha will unveil its 2023 MotoGP war paint in Jakarta, in an essential Indonesia for those who make and sell motorcycles. An emerging market that must be flattered and this is how the world asserts itself. MotoGP has understood this, since ten of its Grands Prix on the calendar will take place far from an aging Europe, but with know-how still dominating in the paddock. Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli will thus make the long journey to this destination, but it is to Malaysia, a month later, which already has their full attention.
Indeed, we will probably not learn much from the new version of the M1 this Tuesday 17 January, while the real news on the power of the now only in-line four-cylinder engine in the field, as well as on the top speed, will come from the Sepang tests. An exercise that will mark, 10 at 12 February, the big return to MotoGP in the 2023 vintage.
Iwata engineers will have had three months after the disappointing day of testing of Valencia to understand why they failed on the roadmap given by a fabio quartararo who then did not hide his disappointment. We will recall the requirements of the French: “ the M1 is basically a good bike that really lacks acceleration and power. I always push the Japanese engineers because if we can eliminate this weakness we will have a chance to fight for victory every weekend ».
Fabio Quartararo: “ we Yamaha riders no longer really have an advantage«
To succeed in this business, Luca Marmorini was hired, but fabio quartararo still waiting for the result on the track: “ We Yamaha riders no longer really have an advantage and we have to push ourselves to the extreme. It's a difficult phase, but I see it as a positive experience for me to still be able to achieve the maximum despite these big difficulties. But I hope Yamaha will make big progress soon ».
And otherwise ? “ In the current situation there is no need to be afraid of changes » has already mentioned the 2021 World Champion of MotoGP. " Of course, you have to adapt, but you will hardly find yourself in a situation where you have a bad motorcycle. There are always positives and negatives » ends the one who has a contract until 2024 with Yamaha , with undoubtedly premature exit clauses in the event of a new Berezina.
