After last year's knee injury, Franco Morbidelli is still not in the right shape this year. How far he is currently behind his teammate Fabio Quartararo is proven by the very look at the overall standings. While the Frenchman increased his lead over his rivals with a second-place finish in Jerez, Morbidelli slipped to sixteenth overall with fifteenth place in the race. After only six races, he is 71 points behind his team rival.
The Italian recorded only one ranking in the top ten this year when he finished seventh in Mandalika. It should not be forgotten that this is a racer who was only 2020 points away from the world title in 13.
Even the fact that Quartararo is the only racer to compete with Yamaha cannot be an excuse for him. His results will always be compared with the achievements of a teammate, as he is supposed to have the same equipment at his disposal. The Italian is aware that he has to find solutions to his problems, because on the other side of the garage, the racer wins.
"My achievements are not at the level of a teammate who wins races," Morbidelli told reporters after the Jerez race.
“Normally, in such a case, the team would start putting pressure on you. There would be speculation about a possible replacement. Fortunately, this is not the case with me, as I have already signed a contract for next season. "
Lin Jarvis criticized his performance after the race
It is the treaty that binds him until the end of 2023 that is probably the most important reason at the moment that his future is not being talked about at the moment. Nevertheless, with such results, he is not safe from public criticism from the team's leading men.
“Disappointed, I expected more from him,” Lin Jarvis was critical after the race.
“On Sunday morning, he found better settings. We changed something on the motorcycle and I honestly expected something more. ”
"We are making progress step by step. We see that we are competitive because Fabio leads. ”
Of course, the question arises as to how much patience they will still have at Yamaha over Morbidelli given that they have a racer who is currently the leader in the overall standings.
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