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Nov272023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo: The decision about my future will be known at the beginning of the season

Fabio Quartararo called the last season, which he finished in tenth place without a win, the most difficult in his career. The French racer became world champion in 2021 and finished second the following year after being completely powerless against Francesco Bagnaia in the second part of the season. The lag in Yamaha's development was even more pronounced this year. With a few exceptions, he was far from the top places in most races. "Already at the beginning of the year I expected a very difficult season, but I didn't think it would be this bad," said Quartararo, who did not win this year for the first time since his debut season in 2019. "The first part of the season was especially difficult , because we were even worse than I initially expected. In addition, I did not manage to squeeze the maximum out of the motorcycle. This season was definitely n

Nov182023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo fastest before qualifying

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Fabio Quartararo set the fastest time (1:53.531) in the last free practice session before qualifying. Jorge Martin was second, and third with an identical time was Aleix Espargaro, who is under scrutiny from the race commissioners due to the incident with Franco Morbidelli. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1725854954278002927 Fourth place was taken by Fabio Di Giannantonio ahead of Franco Morbidelli, Miguel Oliveira and Johann Zarco. Maverick Vinales, Alex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia completed the top ten. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1725849208882663852

Nov142023 by PRNo Comments

Quartararo: Yamaha must cash in on the concessions

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While it is increasingly clear that a new system of development concessions will come into effect in the 2024 MotoGP season, Fabio Quartararo warns that it will probably be a system that will make it easier for manufacturers to gain, and also lose, development concessions, so Yamaha will have to offer make good use of it. All the manufacturers in the MotoGP class have finished the race at least once on the podium this year, so under the current conditions for obtaining concessions only these would not belong to any of them. But due to the addition of sprint races, the teams have less free practice sessions during the season where they could try new things, and at the same time there is a fear that especially Yamaha and Honda will have a hard time finding their way back to the top. Yamaha, not having its own semi-factory team, is at a huge disadvantage compared to D

October202023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Disappointed Quartararo: The situation is worse than expected

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Fabio Quartararo was very disappointed after Friday's events in Australia. After being among the fastest during the entire last weekend in Mandalika, he ended today's training only in seventeenth place overall. At the end of the second practice, the French racer was hindered by Augusto Fernandez, who earned a three-start penalty for his mistake. Nevertheless, this is not the reason for the poor ranking of the Yamaha racer. He was almost a second behind the fastest Binder. "Driving through the corner we have much more problems than we had last year. I'm behind the fastest by a full second. My teammate also has similar problems. Today was much worse than we expected." "My time was half a second better than last year, but I'm still seventeenth. In Indonesia, we have a lot

October152023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo: This is the best result of the season

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Fabio Quartararo described today's third place as his best result of the season after finishing just half a second behind the winner. Today, the Frenchman took advantage of the falls of the racers in front of him and was among the fastest on the track, especially at the end of the race. In the last part, he eliminated the gap of three seconds behind the leader and reached the finish line just behind the first two. Despite the fact that he was even close to victory, he was unable to overtake Maverick Vinales in the fight for second place, which would then open the way for him to a possible surprising victory. "This is the best result of the season. I was also third in India and America, but with a much bigger gap behind the winner. Today I am just behind the fastest." He had the most problems in the opening part of the race, when he did not manage to warm up the last lap well enough

October22023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo: I don't know why the race is on so late

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Fabio Quartararo finished the race in Motegi in tenth place and was shortchanged on the race schedule. Sam thinks the race should have started earlier. "Complete confusion. I really don't understand why the race is scheduled so late - at three in the afternoon, when it starts to get dark at five. It was especially challenging today in such conditions," said the Frenchman after the race. At the end of the first lap, the Frenchman did not change motorcycles like most racers, but stayed on the track with dry track tires for one more lap. The decision turned out to be wrong. "I decided to stay on the track for one more lap. It's true that the track was already wet, but the rain wasn't that heavy. The decision was wrong and I lost precious seconds. We have the same problems on a wet track as we do in the dry. We have the most problems

Sep242023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo: In the finish, I could see the weaknesses of our bike up close

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Fabio Quartararo took advantage of the crashes of Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia in today's race to take the podium for the first time since Austin. After a mistake by Jorge Martin at the end of the race, the French driver was even in second place for a short time before the Spaniard overtook him. Nevertheless, the Yamaha rider was satisfied with his performance, as he was able to closely observe the current best motorcycle and at the same time see Yamaha's weak points. "It's a very demanding day for me. Throughout the race I was about a second and a half behind Bagnaia and Martino, and Bezzecchi was far ahead." "Especially in the last lap, I was able to see the shortcomings of our bike very closely. From what I saw, we have a lot of work ahead of us if we want to fight with the best next season. I hope that we can

Sep192023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bagnaia: Marc Marquez is no longer the same after the Sachsenring

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Before the MotoGP race in India, Francesco Bagnaia said aloud what can be seen from afar. Marc Marquez is not the same after a disastrous, crash-filled race weekend at the Sachsenring. The German circuit was one of the venues where the eight-time world champion was at his strongest since his first MotoGP race in 2018. But this year he crashed there as many as five times, and then the capricious Honda, who wanted to throw him out of the saddle again, showed the middle and canceled the performance in Sunday's race. Due to injuries, the Spaniard also missed the next race in the Netherlands, and after the summer break he drove with a clearly different approach. "In a total of six races, I broke three bones and tore one ligament," he explained. "A new approach is needed." Since then, Marquez does not chase high-profile results, but rather concentrates

Sep112023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Quartararo left disappointed after Yamaha 2024 test

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Fabio Quartararo tested Yamaha's solutions for the 2024 season after Monday's MotoGP testing in Misano, but he was not impressed. At Yamaha, they are convinced that the power unit is to blame for the drop in form, so they turned to the former creator of Ferrari's Formula One winning power units, Luca Marmorini, for help in the development for 2024. Quartararo finished the test day in San Marino in sixth place, his final speed was around 5 kilometers per hour lower than the fastest Ducatis, and after the test day he said: "I tested the new unit and I must admit that I expected a lot from the test more. But we have to stay positive, study the data and prepare for testing in Valencia. The feeling is different, but I expected more power, even otherwise it's difficult

Sep102023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Quartararo ahead of Monday's test: Big changes needed

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Fabio Quartararo was again very disappointed and angry after today's race in Misano due to the uncompetitiveness of his bike. The Frenchman finished only in thirteenth place and is already looking forward to tomorrow's test, from which he expects big changes in the motorcycle for the coming season. "Today is a day to forget. I hope tomorrow will be different and I can be more optimistic at least for next season." Despite progress ahead of this year's season, Yamaha's motorcycle still can't compete on an equal footing with its European rivals. "Just like yesterday, I couldn't overtake any racer today. This problem has been going on for years." "When I became champion in 2021, I warned the team at the end of the season that we would no longer be champions with this motorcycle. Last year we were second, but this year everything is much worse." Quartararo