The journalist from the official website MotoGP.com probably doesn't regret having asked his question to fabio quartararo as a prelude to the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen, because the response obtained is of an uncommon force, even if we know the Frenchman is inclined to put pressure on his employer, Yamaha.
There, not only is the ultimatum stated, but El Diablo admits that his presence at Yamaha was only due to one man, Max Bartolini, the former Ducati engineer who became Technical Director for the company with three tuning forks. When he also shares his analysis on the V4 versus 4-cylinder inline question, his words paint a very uncertain future... Which is undoubtedly by design.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how confident are you of winning the title again with Yamaha?
"You really want to know the number now (laughs)? I think For Yamaha and me, I prefer not to give a figure, but for this year, confidence is at 0, of course, but it will depend a lot on next year's bike. Max is under a lot of pressure. I mean, if I stay with Yamaha this year and next year, I think that Yamaha can really thank him, because he's the one who really changed my mind. and which really convinced me to believe in this project. But he knows he has to make it work before next year., and that's something very important for me, for my mentality. We'll see where the new project takes us, but it's important for me that we fight to win victories from next year."
"I'm not enjoying the bike and that's what I need right now. I need to enjoy myself, I need to feel the happiness of being in the lead: that's what I really need right now, and That's why I'm putting a lot of pressure on them, because I'm running out of time! What I want to see are facts! And right now, I don't see anything! »
"To be honest, we're still a long way off. But you know, normally next year we will have a new bike, completely new, with the V4. I don't know if it's starting from scratch or not, but I think it's something I needed too. I needed a change. I mean, The M1, I think, has pretty much reached its limits, and now we have to start with something new. But I need a winning project now! »
It couldn't be clearer...
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