Fabio Quartararo (20th/Yamaha): “Slow every year” / MotoGP

Yamaha’s situation at the Grand Prix in Jerez is also not very good. Fabio Quartararo crashed on Friday and ended up at the back of the MotoGP field without a solution in hand.

After the highlight of the MotoGP weekend in Portimão, where Fabio Quartararo crossed the finish line in 7th place for Yamaha, a disappointing weekend at the “Circuit of the Americas” followed two weeks ago. After the first day of training in Jerez, the situation of the Japanese manufacturer seems to have not changed: Alex Rins finished 15th in qualifying, Quartararo was only 20th.

The 2021 MotoGP world champion was more than 1.3 seconds behind leader Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati). Is it the same problem as Rins counterpart, bad leadership? “Yes, exactly. I think we are looking a lot at the braking area, although we lose a lot of time turning and turning the motorcycle,” the Frenchman answered in an interview. “I tried the hard front tire, but unfortunately the front wheel locked up in turn 7 and I slid straight into the gravel.”

“Then we tried something with a soft front tire, but it didn’t work well. Unfortunately, we made a few mistakes in the last hunt. But it’s clear that our problem is the handling behavior,” explains the Yamaha factory rider. “The bike it is very aggressive in the curves, which means we have to cover more meters. We also struggle with more wheels because we have less speed in the corners and therefore use the gas more aggressively. It makes our lives very difficult.”

On Saturday, Quartararo will have to battle against KTM riders Brad Binder, Jack Miller and Dani Pedrosa, among others, in Q1. Advancement in qualifying for the second MotoGP seems unlikely. Is the problem only with the bike or also with the conditions? “The track conditions were very good. A new course record was set in front, everyone was fast,” emphasized the twelfth place in the World Cup. “It means it’s because of our motorcycle. We waste time at every corner. The slow corners where we break hard and almost stop are fine, but basically all other corners give us problems.

“We have to compare the data with last year in Jerez. We want to understand why we have to change so much to achieve the best lap time. Every year the behavior is different and we do not improve. We are getting slower every year,” was the bitter conclusion of the 12-time GP winner.

Welcome to the race weekend in Jerez

Maverick Vinales

Francesco Bagnaia

Brad Binder

Marc Márquez

Pedro Acosta

Miguel Oliveira

Francesco Bagnaia

Johann Zarco

Jack Miller

Miguel Oliveira

Johann Zarco

Aleix Espargaró

Pedrosa days

Stefan Bradl

Fabio Quartararo

Maverick Vinales

Enea Bastianini

Fabio di Giannantonio

Alex Márquez

Jorge Martin

Pedrosa days

Jorge Martin

Marco Bezzecchi

Results MotoGP Jerez, qualifying (April 26):

Live in qualifying 2:

1. Francesco Bagnaia (I), Ducati, 1:36.025 min
2. Maverick Viñales (E), Aprilia, +0.100 sec
3. Marc Márquez (L), Ducati, +0.143
4. Marco Bezzecchi (I), Ducati, +0.339
5. Jorge Martín (E), Ducati, +0.410
6. Pedro Acosta (E), KTM, +0.414
7. Aleix Espargaró (E), Aprilia, +0.421
8. Enea Bastianini (I), Ducati, +0.455
9. Fabio Di Giannantonio (I), Ducati, +0.511
10. Alex Márquez (L), Ducati, +0.514

I qualify 1:

11. Brad Binder (ZA), KTM, +0.619
12. Franco Morbidelli (I), Ducati, +0.686
13. Jack Miller (AUS), KTM, +0.875
14. Dani Pedrosa (E), KTM, +0.919
15. Alex Rins (E), Yamaha, +0,934
16. Takaaki Nakagami (J), Honda, +0,944
17. Raúl Fernandez (L), Aprilia, +1,086
18. Johann Zarco (F), Honda, +1,252
19. Miguel Oliveira (P), Aprilia, +1,317
20. Fabio Quartararo (F), Yamaha, +1,357
21. Joan Mir (E), Honda, +1,451
22. Augusto Fernandez (E), KTM, +1,586
23. Stefan Bradl (D), Honda, +1,684
24. Luca Marini (I), Honda, +1.813
25. Lorenzo Savadori (I), Aprillia, +1,877

Results MotoGP Jerez, FP1 (April 26):

1. Alex Márquez (L), Ducati, 1:36.630 min
2. Marc Márquez (E), Ducati, +0.507 sec
3. Maverick Viñales (L), Aprilia, +0.591
4. Aleix Espargaró (E), Aprilia, +0.673
5. Franco Morbidelli (I), Ducati, +0.917
6. Marco Bezzecchi (I), Ducati, +0.955
7. Dani Pedrosa (E), KTM, +0,983
8. Brad Binder (ZA), KTM, +0.988
9. Jorge Martín (E), Ducati, +1,005
10. Pedro Acosta (E), KTM, +1,012
11. Fabio Di Giannantonio (I), Ducati, +1.094
12. Francesco Bagnaia (I), Ducati, +1,162
13. Enea Bastianini (I), Ducati, +1.256
14. Fabio Quartararo (F), Yamaha, +1,382
15. Miguel Oliveira (P), Aprilia, +1,419
16. Jack Miller (AUS), KTM, +1,448
17. Alex Rins (E), Yamaha, +1,573
18. Raúl Fernandez (L), Aprilia, +1,617
19. Johann Zarco (F), Honda, +1,730
20. Augusto Fernandez (E), KTM, +1,740
21. Takaaki Nakagami (J), Honda, +1,909
22. Joan Mir (E), Honda, +1,944
23. Lorenzo Savadori (I), Aprillia, +2,098
24. Stefan Bradl (D), Honda, +2,104
25. Luca Marini (I), Honda, +2.145

Results MotoGP Jerez, qualifying (April 26):

Live in qualifying 2:

I qualify 1:

Results MotoGP Jerez, FP1 (April 26):

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