Although Fabio Quartararo felt Yamaha delivered some ‘really positive’ aero updates at the Valencia MotoGP test, he warned ‘we are still very far from the top guys’.
Following its first winless MotoGP season since 2003, Yamaha provided Fabio Quartararo with updated engine, chassis and aerodynamic parts at the Valencia test, where new signing Alex Rins made his M1 debut.
As negotiations near a conclusion on MotoGP’s revised concessions package for 2024, Fabio Quartararo has emphasised that Yamaha must not let what might be a limited opportunity slip away.
After leading final practice and qualifying a reasonable eighth, Fabio Quartararo suffered “the worst five corners of my career” at the start of the Malaysian MotoGP Sprint race.
After his highest-scoring weekend of the season at Mandalika, topped by a podium, Fabio Quartararo was left just 17th fastest on Friday at the Australian MotoGP.
Franco Morbidelli began the 2023 season with his MotoGP future unclear but will finish it knowing he is to swap the struggling Yamaha for a title-winning Desmosedici.
Fabio Quartararo issues a rallying cry to the struggling Yamaha project, insisting that although ‘hurting inside’ from the ‘toughest situation' in their MotoGP history he 'still believes Yamaha can do it': ‘I won with Yamaha and want to be back on top with Yamaha'.
Fabio Quartararo salvaged a fighting seventh-place finish from a tough Catalunya MotoGP weekend after reverting to last year’s M1 base, including the older fairing.
Fabio Quartararo finished the Catalunya MotoGP Sprint race in just 18th place as the low grip conditions continued to taunt the Frenchman and his Yamaha M1.
Fabio Quartararo may be doing his best to accept the reality of Yamaha’s current MotoGP situation, but 17th place in Friday practice at Catalunya was still a bitter pill to swallow.
The 2023 season may only have reached its halfway point in Austria but Fabio Quartararo doubts anyone can prevent Francesco Bagnaia becoming MotoGP’s first repeat champion since Marc Marquez in 2019.
Starting from last place after a wet qualifying, Fabio Quartararo rolled the dice and fitted a range of different parts to his factory Yamaha for Sunday’s British MotoGP race.
Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha were again left scratching their heads after lapping slower than last season on day one of the 2023 British MotoGP at Silverstone.