MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo was not only speaking to Yamaha about 2023, but a pledge to finally address the M1’s lack of engine power helped convince him to stay.
Unable to directly work on the M1’s top speed problem due to MotoGP’s engine freeze rules, Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha spent the Jerez test trying a new swingarm and front fender.
Fabio Quartararo insists nothing has been signed, but the reigning MotoGP champion looks on the verge of renewing his Yamaha contract for 2023 and 2024.
New World Championship standings after the Portimao MotoGP at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal, round 5 of the 2022 world championship.