Fabio Quartararo has lamented Yamaha’s form with its 2024 MotoGP bike after the Qatar Grand Prix, claiming the Japanese marque is “further than ever” from its rivals.
The Japanese manufacturer endured its first winless campaign in 20 years in MotoGP last season as it tumbled down the order with an M1 bike which made little progress from its predecessor. Despite having the benefit of concessions and bringing in fresh engineering talent from rival teams, Yamaha has done little to climb up the order in 2024.
'So, the gap between all the European manufacturers and us is even bigger – even to Honda it felt that today we were missing something, and they are also struggling a lot. But I felt we were even worse today.' Speaking to French media, Quartararo noted that he feels like he is racing in a 'championship of the others, because honestly we're six Japanese bikes and it feels weird that they are so far back'.
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