The begin to the 2024 MotoGP season has not been simple for Yamaha having scored simply 19 factors within the opening three rounds, with a better of eighth for Fabio Quartararo within the Portuguese Grand Prix.
Regardless of this, Yamaha has been in a position to snare Quartararo to a brand new two-year contract and has large updates deliberate for the approaching races.
With checks lined up for after the Spanish and French GPs, 2021 world champion Quartararo admits the subsequent month might be “busy” however is “fairly optimistic” for the updates scheduled.
“It will likely be a busy check for us in Jerez,” he stated. “Then after Le Mans, we now have two days in Mugello.
“So, it may be a busy month for us, but it surely’s the mindset for me proper now. It isn’t centered on the outcomes however centered on attempting to enhance our bike.
“After all, it is tough as a result of I am a winner and I need to end the most effective as doable, however I believe generally it is nice to make these sorts of issues that we made this weekend.”
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Manufacturing facility Racing
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Requested by Motorsport.com if Yamaha administration had informed him something concerning the quantity of updates it could be bringing, Quartararo added: “I believe the quantity isn’t an important factor.
“It is higher the standard than the amount. I believe the standard of the aero that’s coming, they’re actually optimistic as a result of from 2019 until this yr we have been using the identical aero principally.
“This yr is the primary yr we’re racing with a distinct fashion of aero.
“So, principally, we’re studying. From January we now have made some large steps, however from January to April is just some months and you can not utterly change your bike and mentality. However we’re fairly optimistic.”
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Manufacturing facility Racing
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Regardless of ending a lowly twelfth within the Americas GP, Quartararo feels the weekend was optimistic total as Yamaha has been in a position to affirm precisely what its principal points are.
“I imply, the course we all know what we want,” he stated. “So, that is one thing actually optimistic as a result of it is three races and three races the place we missed precisely in the identical areas.
“This weekend was nice as a result of we principally tried many, many issues. Now we circled all of the settings on the bike.
“We’d like new gadgets to essentially enhance. It is coming, it is on the best way, however I believe proper now the purpose is on bettering our bike and never deal with the outcomes.”
