Between Yamaha and Fabio Quartararo, it’s like a relationship of I love you neither between a manufacturer who rolled out the red carpet and built a golden bridge for a loyal rider until the end of 2026, who has in fact accepted his fate, but who definitely still has difficulty resigning himself to it. In this sensitive Japanese Grand Prix, since it takes place on the land of his employers, the Frenchman did not spare the tuning fork brand with well-felt, even hurtful, remarks. The last finisher was the high point of a tense weekend. But then, why not have done like Marc Marquez?
Saturday was a harbinger of this cold anger on Sunday, at the end of a race that ended in slow motion due to a fuel shortage which was not the first to be regretted with the
Yamaha. At the end of the race Sprintthe Frenchman had already blurted out: “ we tried something in the morning and it was worse. It was raining a little and in these conditions, we were completely lostand even during the warm-up lap, I had difficulty with the drivers in front of me. It was very difficult. We need to gain experience, learn and see if there is anything we can improve ».
Fabio Quartararo: « all that’s missing is putting the rear wheel in front »
On the hope of a new situation at the end of the warm-up, the former world champion was clear: “ no, because It’s not a settings problem.. We adjusted the bike and all that’s missing is putting the rear wheel in front, that’s the only thing missing “. He concluded: “ we tried everything in the settings and it doesn’t come from there, so… the grip of the rear wheel… In Misano I fought with Franco Morbidelli and now I finished at 10 seconds in 12 laps ».
And then there was this Japanese Grand Prix with another lack of fuel in sight of the checkered flag. The straw that broke the camel’s back at the Canal + microphone… “ We ran out of fuel again… We’re already ridiculous on the track, what’s more we’re ridiculous with running out of fuel… I don’t know what we’re doing in that areabut it is unacceptable to finish 3 races 2 times without fuel ».
He adds: “ I don’t think that by putting a slightly different map it’s going to help us gain much, especially looking at the position we were in this weekend, I don’t think we should really play so much with the limit . But hey we will have to have explanations because, as I said, it is unacceptable “. Close the ban!
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