FIRST LOOK: Quartararo, Morbidelli unveil 2023 Monster Yamaha colours MotoGP
After struggling on the straights for the past few seasons, Yamaha has drafted in ex-Ferrari and Toyota F1 engine designer Luca Marmorini to extract more power from the M1, a key requirement in renewing Quartararo’s contract until the end of 2024.
But the engine effort suffered an unexpected setback when the previously impressive new design failed to deliver a speed increase at last November’s Valencia test, increasing the tension ahead of Sepang… Last year’s meagre engine performance left Quartararo frustrated by an inability to ‘fight’ as he watched a huge 91-point lead over Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia evaporate during the second half of the season.
Nonetheless, the 23-year-old’s three wins and eight podiums put him in a class of his own compared to the other Yamaha riders, the best of which was Morbidelli, just 17th in the world championship. It will be a crucial year for Morbidelli’s career, with the 28-year-old Italian out of contract at the end of this season and under pressure to revive the form that took him to three wins and title runner-up as a satellite SRT rider in 2020.With RNF switching to Aprilia, Quartararo and Morbidelli will be the only Yamaha riders on the grid. Suzuki’s departure also leaves the M1 as the only engine with an Inline4 rather than a V4 layout, as used by Ducati, Aprilia, KTM and Honda.
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