MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo explains why he didn't disrupt his career plan like Marc Marquez did

MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo explains why he didn't disrupt his career plan like Marc Marquez did
MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo explains why he didn't disrupt his career plan like Marc Marquez did

Fabio Quartararo's objective is clear: regain the top places in the championship. He wants Yamaha to provide him with a bike that can fight for victory in every race. As the prospect of a Yamaha V4 becomes increasingly clear, the French rider is confident in his team's ability to achieve that goal, giving him the opportunity to explain why he didn't a radical change like Marc Marquez in his career plan…

Fabio Quartararothe 2021 MotoGP world champion, is determined to return to the forefront in 2025. After a difficult season marked by disappointing performances, his objective is clear: regain the top places in the World Championship. The Frenchman's last victory dates back to
2022at the Sachsenring, where he fought until the end for the title with Pecco Bagnaia. From,
Yamaha has fallen on hard times, but signs of recovery are beginning to emerge.

During the last Malaysian Grand Prix,
Quarterly obtained his best result of the season by finishing 5th in the Sprint and 6th in the race. However, he currently occupies 13th place in the
general ranking with only 108 points. Despite this, the engineers and managers of
Yamaha are determined to redress the situation, and the agreement signed with Pramac Racing to have four bikes on the grid from next year represents an important step in this direction.

V4 or not, Fabio Quartararo wants “ that the motorcycle is ready and above all that it works »

The work of
Max Bartoliniarrived from
Ducati as technical director, is starting to bear fruit. Fabio Quartararo he himself emphasized this, stating: “ he works a lot and I constantly ask him for information.. Together they work very well and we can already see progress on the track. » This collaboration is seen as essential to improve the performance of the M1 and restore the Japanese manufacturer to a place among the leaders of MotoGP.

Although the 2024 season will be marked by ups and downs,
Quarterly remains optimistic for the future. He stressed that he had obtained clear guarantees during the last extension of his contract with Yamaha.
« They did and are doing everything I asked. Given their efforts, it wouldn't have been right to leave “, he said.

He takes the opportunity to respond to those who would have seen him take a radical decision like the one assumed by

Marc Marquez to relaunch his career: “ if you are olderyou want to go where there is something more prepared, that's what Marc did ”, and he added: “ it was not the time to leavein a satellite team or with a rival manufacturer that is already competitive, like Ducati ».

In addition to the support provided by Bartolini and the arrival of Pramac Racingthe team is also preparing a motorcycle with a V4 engine, but Quarterly knows that results will be the true measure of success. “ I want the bike to be ready and above all for it to work “, he concluded, with the hope that this season will mark the start of a new era for Yamaha a MotoGP.

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