“We are doing something wrong,” Fabio Quartararo admits to him and other riders being embarrassed by Japanese manufacturers
Fabio Quartararo has gone on to admit that Japanese manufacturers are embarrassing its riders.
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In the last few years, Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha have seriously boiled down when it comes to their pace compared to the likes of Ducati. The main issue seems to be the bikes and their lack of progress when it comes to the development race between the Europeans and Japanese. Ever since the start of 2022, Honda and Yamaha have been on the back foot.
With the British MotoGP race weekend taking place right now, Fabio Quartararo qualifying last for the Sprint race was a good enough testament showcase how bad the situation is. From winning the championship in 2021 to fighting at the back, a lot has changed for Fabio and the blame is mostly on the machinery that he’s been using so far. Here is what he had to say regarding the whole situation.
Asked by Autosport if he felt the riders at Yamaha and Honda are being embarrassed by the Japanese manufacturers right now, Quartararo replied: “Well, of course. I mean, if you check, now it’s more the European bikes than the Japanese bikes, but there is not one [Japanese manufacturer rider] on top and the others bottom,” he said. “All of us are down, so for sure we are doing something wrong. But especially from my side starting that far down, we will have to do something totally different tomorrow,” he continued.
All six riders on Japanese bikes occupied the last 6 positions on the grid
For much of the weekend, all the six riders who are racing with Jahttps://firstsportz.com/motogp-news-it-was-essential-to-improve-the-engines-power-and-that-will-be-done-next-year-fabio-quartararos-manager-discusses-improvements-for-the-yamaha-engine/panese bikes occupied the furthermost places on the grid. Franco Morbidelli changing that with a charge to 15th at the checkered flag. Fabio Quartararo on the other hand was only able to manage 21st which was a sad sight as the Frenchman has a lot of potential.
Fabio Quartararo even went on to say that his 2023 season is worse than his Moto2 years in 2017 and 2018. Currently, Pecco Bagnaia and Ducati are on a whole new level. However, Alex Marquez stunned the crowd by taking victory at the Sprint race while Bagnaia was only able to manage 14th. The Italian rider still has a huge advantage in the championship standings to it will be interesting to see what happens during Sunday’s race.
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